Products
We offer the following geographic information creation, management, visualisation and analysis products:
Our user-friendly Geographic Enquiry and Display Interface (GEDI) software is a modular OLAP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_analytical_processing geographic information system (GIS) that can be tailored to meet requirements. The system allows integration, sharing and dissemination of data between organisations or departments, and the public within a versatile and secure framework. The key features of the GEDI system are:
- Easy-to-use spatial components for navigating through your data including flexible map legends. These mapping and charting components use Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and Microsoft's Silverlight plugin will be supported in mid 2008
- Sophisticated searching, enabled by well structured data with detailed metadata
- All data, statistical, services and the spatial data, is all stored in an industry standard database. GEDI has been tested for use with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL. As such, GEDI does not need any other 3rd party GIS software to render maps or import, export and analyse spatial information
- Automated data integration via data API’s such as NESS
- Powerful reporting tools including:
- Time series analysis including map animations
- Interactive thematic reports and area profiling
- Creation of user-defined areas which can be use to re-aggregate statistical data
- Aggregation and Presentation of data based on specialist themes
- Intuitive data views including maps, tables and charts
- On-line administration tools for uploading, aggregating and editing data that make it easy to update and manage data
- Document sharing
- Online Help and Getting Started Guides
- Different types of user login approaches and security models. This can include a whole range from online registration for new users to the use of secure HTTPS protocols for sensitive information.
- System usage analytics
For examples of the GEDI system please see the following case studies: North Yorkshire County Council - StreamLIS Oldham Council - OldhamInfo
The MGL Services directory is a powerful directory and mapping system which stores information about point-based data (services/facilities). The data in the system is managed by the customer and can be dynamically updated via XML. The system support content management (CMS) capabilities to allow customisation of news and appearance of the website.
The key features of the system are:
- Google map interface
- Location search
- Free text search
- Service data upload tool
- Hierarchical menus
- Quick links
- Proximity sorting
- Administrator accounts
- List views of services
- Details views of specific services
- System usage analytics
For an example of the MGL Service Directory system please see the following case study:
Manchester City Council - MyManchesterServices
Our LLPG maintenance software is a web-based tool to manage your land and property gazetteer. As well as standard textual checks, it contains a detailed address data structure, very suitable for matching different sources of addresses together. Also, it contains mapping functionality similar to our GEDI data visualisation software.
It enables you to manage and syncronise your addresses with the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) hub and will soon support the new BS7666:2006 standard. This software is used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is being used to help maintain the National Address Register (NAR) which was used for the 2011 Census. AddressingIT enables ONS to rapidly query the entire England and Wales address dataset using a multi-server architecture.
This will be used to implement INSPIRE - (www.dnfdemo.org) The Digital National Framework enables and promotes the integration and sharing of location-based information from multiple sources. It supports the objectives of the UK Location Strategy and the rollout of the UK Location Programme.
MGL were commissioned by the DNF User Group and to develop a series of demonstrators for the effective integration and sharing of location-based information from multiple sources, using ‘real world’ examples (flood response, social exclusion, Local Authority fault reporting, address and land parcel cross-referencing, river network cross-referencing). This involved:
- Data collation, cross-referencing
- Data synthesis
- Customised web-GIS data visualisation
MGL, in collaboration with Blue Sky, have developed a reporting tool for Local Authorities, with a supporting web-based information service. The report summarises findings from the analysis of infrared imagery highlighting areas that appear anomalous and appear to need further targeting in relation to Energy consumption and Fuel Poverty. The website allows further in depth analysis of any area within the Local Authority area and allows infra-red thermal imagery data to be combined using other geographic datasets covering a wide range of socio-economic, environmental and geo-demographic information. See: http://www.mgeomatics.co.uk/heliostowerhamlets/