
14 February 2008, 5:02pm
1Spatial is delighted to announce Infotech as a sponsor of their 2008 Conference: ‘1 Source of Truth’, being held from 29th April to 1st May at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Stansted Airport, UK.
Infotech is a leading global provider of integrated GIS solutions to the utilities, telecommunications, transportation and civil government verticals, and their services range from data management and software development to implementation, system integration and consultancy. Infotech’s geospatial solutions include spatial data management services, photogrammetry and image processing, spatial application management services and enterprise application and integration.
Mike Tarrier, Head of Marketing for Infotech Enterprises Europe, commented:
"Following our involvement last year, Infotech see the 1Spatial conference as a significant opportunity to gain insight into other parties thinking on key data quality issues and to identify opportunities to the mutual benefit of not just partner organisations but the industry in general. We are pleased to support this event once again in 2008"
Graham Stickler, Product and Marketing Director for 1Spatial added:
“Both Infotech and 1Spatial have been actively promoting the idea of data being fit for purpose for several years and Infotech’s sponsorship of the 1Spatial Conference shows their continued support for the data quality message. Having present one of the leading global providers of integrated GIS solutions to the utilities, telecommunications, transportation and government verticals adds a further dimension to the authoritative event in the Spatial Data Management Calendar.”
With a strong list of sponsors from across the IT and geospatial industry, the Conference is set to deliver a comprehensive learning package for everyone working with spatial data, from expert Practitioners, through to Programmers and Chief Executive Officers. Focussed discussions, presentations and workshops will assist you in achieving more effective and efficient use of spatial data throughout your organisation, or for any activity involved in integrating spatial data and building Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI).
Registration for the 1Spatial Conference 2008 is NOW OPEN. To find out more and register, please visit www.1spatial.com/conference or contact the conference team on conference@1spatial.com

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