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M G I S S a p p oi nt s D a v e G e o r g e a s h e a d of p r of e s si o n al s e r vi c e s di vi si o n M


GI S S h as a p p oi nt e d D a v e G e or g e as T e c h ni c al L e a d wit hi n its Pr of essi o n al


S er vi c es Di visi o n. W or ki n g al o n gsi d e or g a nis ati o ns s u c h as N ort h u m bri a n W at er Gr o u p, Sir R o b ert M c Al pi n e a n d C ar n ell, D a v e G e or g e will l e a d a t e a m of s p e ci alists d e v el o pi n g a p pli c ati o ns a n d s er vi c es usi n g t h e l at est g e os p ati al t e c h n ol o g y i n t h e utilit y, i nfr astr u ct ur e a n d e n vir o n m e nt s e ct ors.


A pi o n e er i n t h e tr a nsf or m ati o n of g e o gr a p hi c d at a fr o m 2 D t o 3 D, D a v e G e or g e h as a p arti c ul ar i nt er est i n f ut ur e pr o o fi n g d at a c a pt ur e, i nt e gr ati o n a n d i n- fi el d w or k fl o ws t o s u p p ort e m er gi n g t e c h n ol o gi es s u c h as A u g m e nt e d a n d Virt u al R e aliti es, m a c hi n e l e ar ni n g a n d Arti fi ci al I nt elli g e n c e.


“ D a v e h as t h e e x p eri e n c e a n d e x p ertis e t o l e a d n ot o nl y o ur Pr of essi o n al S er vi c es t e a m b ut als o o ur c ust o m ers i nt o t h e n e xt d e c a d e a n d b e y o n d,” c o m m e nt e d Mi k e D arr a c ott, f o u n d er a n d M a n a gi n g Dir e ct or of Li v er p o ol b as e d M GI S S. “ T hr o u g h o ut his c ar e er h e h as s p e ci alis e d i n t h e utiliti es, hi g h w a ys a n d i nfr astr u ct ur e s e ct ors s o


u n d erst a n ds t h e c h all e n g es t h es e i n d ustri es ar e f a ci n g. H e als o h as t h e s kills et, b ot h t e c h ni c all y a n d p ers o n all y, t o d e v el o p, i m pl e m e nt a n d s u p p ort b es p o k e s ol uti o ns fr o m d esi g n t o i n- fi el d us e.”


“It is a r e al h o n o ur t o b e w or ki n g wit h a n i n n o v ati v e a n d f or w ar d t hi n ki n g c o m p a n y at s u c h a n e x citi n g ti m e,” a d d e d D a v e G e or g e. “ T h e g e os p ati al s e ct or is f a ci n g a n u m b er of o p p ort u niti es wit h t e c h n ol o gi es s u c h as V R a n d AI m a ki n g h e a dli n es. H o w e v er, t h e c h all e n g e is t o a c hi e v e m a xi m u m r et ur ns o n i n v est m e nt i n g e o gr a p hi c i nf or m ati o n t e c h n ol o gi es t o i nf or m str at e gi c ass et m a n a g e m e nt.”


D a v e G e or g e h as n e arl y 2 0 y e ars’ e x p eri e n c e i n t h e g e os p ati al s e ct or h a vi n g gr a d u at e d fr o m Ki n gst o n U ni v ersit y wit h a d e gr e e i n G e o gr a p hi c al I nf or m ati o n S yst e ms i n 2 0 0 2. H e st art e d his pr of essi o n al c ar e er i n t e c h ni c al s u p p ort f or G N S S a n d m o bil e GI S t e c h n ol o gi es b ef or e pr o gr essi n g i nt o criti c al i nfr astr u ct ur e i n d ustr y s e ct ors i n cl u di n g w at er, h e alt h a n d hi g h w a ys.


M GI S S is a m ulti- a w ar d wi n ni n g c o m p a n y t h at a d vis es or g a nis ati o ns i n t h e s m art us e of d at a,


s oft w ar e a n d h ar d w ar e. M GI S S w as r e c e ntl y r a n k e d at n u m b er f o ur i n t h e N ort h W est T e c h 5 0, a r a n ki n g of disr u pti v e c o m p a ni es cr e ati n g i n n o v ati v e t e c h n ol o g y s ol uti o ns, n a m e d as o n e of t h e t o p 2 1 c o m p a ni es i n t h e m a p pi n g s oft w ar e s p a c e b y B e a u h urst a n d f e at ur e d i n t h e i n a u g ur al 2 0 1 9 L C R T e c h Cli m b ers list.


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at es i n Mi n d h as t o d a y p u blis h e d a c all f or d o n ati o ns t o its C O VI D- 1 9 R eli ef F u n d. T his


R eli ef F u n d will all o w M at es i n Mi n d t o c o nti n u e t o r es p o n d wit h vit al s u p p ort pr o gr a m m es. It is n o w e x p e ct e d t h at w or k pl a c e m e nt al h e alt h iss u es, alr e a d y a p er v asi v e c h all e n g e will b e h e a vil y i m p a ct e d b y t h e e c o n o mi c f all o ut of C O VI D- 1 9. F or t h e c o nstr u cti o n i n d ustr y, t his is p arti c ul arl y criti c al, as it alr e a d y h as a s ui ci d e r at e a m o n g w or k ers t h at is 3 ti m es t h e n ati o n al a v er a g e.


St e v e H ails, C h air of t h e B o ar d of Tr ust e es of M at es i n Mi n d s ai d:


“ W e ar e n o w r e a c hi n g o ut t o s u p p ort ers a n d a cr oss t h e i n d ustr y t o b uil d u p a r es er v e s o w e c a n d o o ur p art t o miti g at e t h e h u m a n c ost of C O VI D- 1 9 a n d its aft er m at h. M y t h a n ks t o t h os e t h at h a v e alr e a d y st e p p e d f or w ar d t o w or k wit h us.


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i n d ustr y – c o nstr u cti o n, tr a d es p e o pl e, pr oj e ct m a n a g e m e nt, a n d ot h ers; a cr oss all siz es of b usi n ess es b ut p arti c ul arl y t h os e t h at ar e s m all er a n d s elf- e m pl o y e d – t o g et t hr o u g h t his p eri o d a n d i nt o t h e ‘ n e w n or m al’ b y e n h a n ci n g o ur a bilit y t o c o nti n u e t o r es p o n d fl e xi bl y a n d cr e ati v el y i n t h e s h ort-t er m t o arisi n g iss u es.


W e ar e n ot s etti n g a n y t ar g et – i n t h e c urr e nt cli m at e w e a p pr e ci at e t h at e v er y p e n n y c o u nts – a n d h o p e y o u will n o w j oi n o ur e ff orts, t o t h e b est of y o ur a bilit y, t o h el p m o v e t h e U K c o nstr u cti o n i n d ustr y w or kf or c e f or w ar d i n g o o d m e nt al h e alt h.”


J a m es R u d o ni, M a n a gi n g Dir e ct or M at es i n Mi n d s ai d:


“ D uri n g di ffi c ult ti m es li k e n o w, it is vit all y i m p ort a nt t h at w e w or k t o g et h er t o s u p p ort e a c h ot h er. W e c a n s u p p ort t h e m ost v ul n er a bl e w or k ers b y a d dr essi n g g a ps i n w or k pl a c e m e nt al h e alt h pr o visi o n, i n cl u di n g t h os e w h o ar e s elf- e m pl o y e d


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or r u n ni n g s m all b usi n ess es – s o m e of t h e t h os e w h o ar e hit h ar d est b y t his u n e x p e ct e d crisis.


T h e i m p ort a n c e of m e nt al h e alt h a w ar e n ess c a n n ot b e u n d er esti m at e d, es p e ci all y i n t h e c urr e nt cli m at e as w e all n a vi g at e t h e e ff e cts of C O VI D- 1 9 a n d t h e c h a n g es it is bri n gi n g t o e a c h of o ur li v es. W hilst w e w el c o m e t h e a n n o u n c e m e nt of fi n a n ci al s u p p ort fr o m G o v er n m e nt t o c h ariti es, w e als o r e c o g nis e t h at t his pr o visi o n is li mit e d wit h n o g u ar a nt e es t h at M at es i n Mi n d will b e n e fit, a n d s o w e v er y m u c h r e m ai n d e p e n d e nt o n t h e ki n d n ess of p u bli c a n d i n d ustr y s u p p ort.


T h er ef or e w e als o w el c o m e a n y o p p ort u nit y t o w or k wit h p art n ers a n d ass o ci ati o ns, s u c h as n o w u n d er w a y wit h C E C A, t o e n a bl e o ur vit al m ess a g e of a d vi c e a n d e d u c ati o n t o r e a c h f urt h er a n d c o nti n u e m a ki n g a r e al di ff er e n c e t o i n di vi d u als a n d t h eir f a mili es a cr oss t h e N ati o n at a ti m e w h e n it is m ost n e e d e d.”


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