Geospatial International offers the full range of consulting, solution implementation, system development, system integration and management services required by organisations that wish to exploit spatial information or e-business technologies within their business operations.
It is Geospatial International’s philosophy that the success measure of an information systems solution is the speed with which it delivers benefits and becomes an integral part of the day-to-day activities of the business. Geospatial International’s methodology enables this to be quantified by defining the customers current operations, and developing a set of clearly defined measurable short-term and long-term system objectives.
The involvement of key management and operational staff is an integral part of the team-based approach used. This involvement is fostered through the structured achievement of incremental deliverables, and ensures ownership of both information systems and any new business processes.
The identification of the data needed to support business processes is another key element of the Geospatial International’s approach. With many years’ experience in acquiring and converting data for spatial and e-business systems, Geospatial International is able to ensure that this phase of the implementation is achieved in the most cost-effective manner.
The overall success of any information system revolves around its implementation within business driven budget and time constrains as well as the matching of the end product with reasonable expectations of its users. The structured approach used by Geospatial International is able to ensure that systems proposed meet these criteria.
Inevitably the implementation of systems that use spatial or e-business technologies will impact on work practices. This provides an opportunity for companies to assess and streamline operations in core business areas. With significant experience in the area of business process analysis and design, Geospatial International can provide customers with expert advice and help to build dynamic and robust organisational models capable of fully exploiting either spatial or e-business technologies.
Geospatial International uses a structured project methodology to provide a comprehensive approach to the successful implementation of both spatial and e‑business technology solutions. The methodology spans all aspects from the identification of business and strategic objectives through the definition of system requirements, to the planning and implementation of a chosen information system solution and data acquisition or conversion.
A critical component of either spatial or e-business technology projects that must provide for high levels of integration with existing and proposed systems and computer infrastructure is the careful definition of desired system functionality and the alignment of any information system functionality to business objectives.
Highlights from Geospatial International's Methodology are:
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Manage Project and Infrastructure |
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* Organise Project |
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* Manage: Analysis and Design |
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* Approve Business Case |
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* Plan Installation |
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* Manage: Solution Selection and Implementation |
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* Perform Post Conversion Review |
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Analyse Requirements |
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* Identify User Requirements and Quality Requirements (Metrics and Goals) |
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* Document System Functional Requirements |
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* Create Data, Process, and Event Models |
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* Create a Prototype of the Business Process |
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Design Solution |
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* Design user interface from requirements analysis |
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* Reports and Documents |
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* Automated Processes |
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* Logical and Physical Database Design |
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Solution Selection |
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* Prepare Tender Specification |
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* Evaluate proposals |
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* Determine solution/business fit |
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* Recommend solution |
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Implementation |
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* Perform readiness test |
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* Convert site |
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* Monitor Production |
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* Document Enhancements |
Solutions that fully exploit the full benefits of either spatial or e-business technologies involve the aggregation and/or combination of data from multiple information systems. They require the selection, acquisition and integration of computer hardware, software and networks that satisfy the customer’s performance requirements and financial expectations. Geospatial International’s system integration capabilities provide the customer with a single point of responsibility and accountability for a project.
Organisations who use spatial data will draw that data from many sources. As a consequence, this data can be of varying accuracy and integrity. Geospatial International has the methodologies and the experience to provide the range of data integration and management services to organisations that seek to effectively and efficiently use data from multiple sources.
Should it be required, Geospatial International possesses the capability to undertake data analysis on behalf of organisations in support of a wide range of applications.