Welcome to our summer newsletterThis issue we have some fascinating case studies demonstrating how our geographical information solutions are helping industry-leading clients to optimise their business, including one national institution that is very close to all of our hearts. Plus we ask the most important question of all this time of year: how far is it to the beach? Happy 70th birthday to the NHSOn the anniversary of the creation of this great institution, we are proud to highlight our role in helping the organisation to run as efficiently as possible, and remunerate its staff in a timely and accurate way. Read our case study to see how we have helped NHS Shared Business Services towards its goal of realising £1 billion of savings by 2020. Helping customers to find the right hotel with TimeTravelWe are pleased to be working with one of the UK's largest, budget hotel chains, making it easier for their customers to book the most conveniently located hotel. To do this, we use our TimeTravel product, allowing each customer to seek out the hotel best suited to their needs, and our client to fill more than 60,000 rooms at 700 hotels nationwide. How far to the beach?A perk of having powerful data tools at our fingertips is that we can answer the really important questions. During the recent hot weather, one of our team tested their coding expertise to find out exactly how far you are from the beach at any given point in the UK. You can see the results on our blog. Be warned, it might be depressing reading if you live further inland and happen to love the sea. Even more Prospex expertise under one roofWe are very happy to welcome David Foley to our York offices. For almost 20 years, David has been our lead Prospex developer. He has been working remotely from Portugal but has returned to the UK in order to integrate Prospex development with our other products. We have a lot of exciting development plans we can't wait to share with you. Having him on-site will mean an even better response to your enquiries, and some brand new #ProspexTips on our Twitter feed. Geographical data expertise, exactly where you need itBeacon Dodsworth has been working with geographical information systems for almost a quarter of a century and we are passionate about bringing client data to life. If you know anyone else who might enjoy our newsletter, please forward it on using the link below. If you are a new reader, and you like what you see, you can subscribe to future editions here and never miss an issue. Why not follow us on Twitter for product tips, blog posts, company and data news, and our innovative approach to GIS technology. |