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New! We now offer Philips mapping
Lovell Johns has recently agreed with Philip’s to become the authorised reseller of their map data. Through our online brand mapsinternational.co.uk we will be offering Philip’s data and custom site centred wall maps created from the data. Philip’s map data is available as jpg or tif with georeference information if required. Philip’s site centred wall maps are available at any size and are supplied in a range of finishes including laminated, board mounted and magnetic board … Read entire article »
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Science Museum reaches out with maps
Science Museum, Gold Winner of the Visit London Visitor Attraction Awards 2008, was founded back in 1857 with objects shown at the Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace. Today, the Museum holds a vast range of collections encompassing scientific, technological and medical change over the last 250 years. Unlike many other museums, Science Museum actually has a Science Outreach Team who take the science out into the classroom, in particular providing a wide range of … Read entire article »
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Bespoke maps created for Environment Agency
Lovell Johns have created the maps that are part of the new Environment Agency Fishing Guides. The Environment Agency are looking to encourage the use of the many miles of waterways available to all. As fishing is the most popular pastime in this country, they have tapped into their huge resource of fishing sites and tackle suppliers to produce this set of regional guides. Lovell Johns have been working with the Environment Agency for many years … Read entire article »
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GIS Analysis for Local Authority business survey
Lovell Johns have been involved in map production for a business survey commissioned by Barking and Dagenham Council. The Council commissioned LJ’s client, Step Ahead Research, to undertake a piece of market research to help the Council establish a better understanding of ongoing and future business needs in their area by undertaking a detailed and targeted telephone research campaign. Part of the consultants’ final report for Barking and Dagenham was the supply of a series of … Read entire article »
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Place Matters! Government launches vital new Location Strategy
A new Government strategy has been launched which will ultimately provide better location based information for decision makers in both Private and Public sectors. Published in November 2008 by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Location Strategy will seek to solve the inherent problems of different organisations’ geographic information being inaccessible. By creating a consistent framework, the Strategy will exploit geographic information datasets to policy makers and provide increased value to areas such … Read entire article »
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London Borough? Our London street map database takes shape.
The London Olympics are nearing ever closer and our plan to develop a new map database for the capital has taken a significant step forward during the past months. The driving force behind this exciting mapping development is not just the return of the Olympics, it is prompted more by the needs of our customers for a map that is not liable to OS royalties which is a growing significant cost. The other main feature of the … Read entire article »
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How Green Travel Plans can save companies money
Every day more than half of UK commuters travel by car, which accounts for a staggering 78.5 billion miles of car travel each year! Put this together with the estimated 44 billion miles driven while on business then it’s easy to see why our roads are so congested. All this congestion costs money. Some of these costs are borne by employers due to inefficiency, missed appointments and over-running schedules. In the UK, employers lose approximately £20 … Read entire article »
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Planvu interactive mapping now up to 8 systems!
From a standing start in early 2008, we have now sold 8 planvu solutions to Local Authorities across the UK. Planvu is our interactive web mapping solution, designed for use throughout the Local Development Framework (LDF). Available as a hosted solution or as an install, planvu has been bought as an easy to use interactive mapping solution to allow authorities to publish their maps and provide stakeholders with bi-directional links to HMTL textual information or indeed … Read entire article »
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New Postcode Sector Maps
Our online map shop mapsinternational.co.uk has launched a new range of Postcode Sector maps that are unique by allowing you to choose the centre point, ensuring you get the area you need. These Postcode Maps cover the whole of Great Britain at Sector Postcode level (e.g. OX29 8). The postcode maps also include the Postcode Areas, Counties and Post Towns. www.mapsinternational.co.uk/postcode-sector-maps.asp These sector postcode maps are ideal for planning. Use for displaying sales regions, recording sales and … Read entire article »
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New mapping interface for Sports Partnership
A recurring hot story in the news over the past few years is the participation by the general public in sporting activities and the resultant health and socio – economic benefits this can bring. This story is often covered from the angle of resultant health benefits and savings to the NHS bill, or with an eye to the forthcoming 2012 Olympics and how Britain can nurture future stars from available facilities. Getting people to participate in … Read entire article »
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