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Encore une initiative interessante de l'Ordnance Survey : une conference sur les opportunites
et les defis de l'innovation a base de localisation.... Cela concerne notamment les possibilites
ouvertes par l'Internet mobile.

Le communique est publie sur le site geocomm :
http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynew … news2.html

Le texte complet est fourni ci-apres.

Cordialement

georges Bertrand

Leading players from a range of industries including some of Britain's biggest digital map
users were at a major conference designed to showcase the opportunities and challenges of
location-based innovation.
Delegates from around 75 organisations and companies attended the event in the new
business centre at Ordnance Survey's Southampton head office.
They included representatives from utilities, retailers, telecommunications and distribution
companies, government, and IT services providers.
The conference discussed how computerised locational information can help both public and
private sectors boost efficiency, deliver better services and achieve cost savings.
The revolution in locational information is transforming the way organisations make
decisions, Vanessa Lawrence, Ordnance Survey's Director General and Chief Executive, told
delegates. There are going to be huge benefits for the country, the citizen, and our
organisations but to achieve success we must all work together as a team.
The theme of partnership was a key focus along with Ordnance Survey's new, highly detailed
OS MasterMap product, which offers a comprehensive geographical framework for the
joining-up of information within and between organisations across the public and private
sectors.
Delegates looked at locational information as an integral part of all aspects of a business.
Among a series of ground breaking initiatives, they heard how it helps Cambridgeshire Police
respond to incidents more quickly through real time route instructions and predictive 'hotspot'
analysis. They also discussed a BT early warning scheme in which public safety advice is
issued to participating residents in a defined geographical area by phone, fax, email and text
messaging. There were also hands-on demonstrations showing further examples of
innovation.
Ed Parsons, Ordnance Survey's Chief Technology Officer, outlined the potential of locational
information to underpin developments on the emerging mobile internet, which will open up a
host of location-based services on handheld devices such as mobile phones and PDAs.
In her closing address, Ms Lawrence said the conference had proved an excellent step forward
on the journey of discussing and spreading new ideas in location-based technology and
business.
It has shown how all kinds of organisations can harness the power of locational information
to underpin decision making and cost savings, she said.