Geoinformatics Capabilities

GEOGRAPHICS INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS SERVICES

Enterprise GIS
Careful planning within the context of an organisations business model is required to ensure the smooth implementation and later, the operation, of an enterprise GIS. Consideration must be given to factors such as users requirements, data formats and function, existing physical environment and the functional objectives of the proposed system. The experienced staff within Atkins GeoInformatics can assist an organisation in developing a tailor made GIS from the ground up, integrate GIS capabilities into an existing IT system or help you to evaluate and improve an existing GIS. Some of our services in this regard include:
- User survey and workshops
- Evaluation of business process
- Definition of functional and system specs
- Cost - benefit analysis
- Conceptual and logical system design
- System Implementation
- Data and database design and migration

Data Development and Maintenance
A GIS relies on accurate and well structured geo-spatial data. Atkins GeoInformatics can assist your organisation with data development and maintenance. Our skilled in-house specialists utilise a variety of sources (satellite imagery, aerial photography, demographic statistics etc) to build accurate geo-spatial datasets.

Behind all good GIS implementations lies an efficient and robust data store. Atkins GeoInformatics can help you design a GeoSpatial database or enhance an existing one. In addition we can provide your organisation with systems integration assistance in the conversion of existing spatial data stores to the more efficient GeoDatabase storage format utilising any one of a number of RDBMS.

Our specialists can provide services relating to:
- Data acquisition (survey, purchase, etc)
- Scanning and Digitization
- Data conversion
- Data management (QA/QC)
- Data integration (imagery, CADD, etc)
- Spatial data warehousing and mining

Spatial Analysis
The power of a GIS is in the way one can spatially model, analyze and visualise data. The resulting information leads to the ability to make better decisions. Atkins GeoInformatics provides a variety of GeoSpatial Analyses options for a wide range of application areas, some of these include:
- Hydraulic modeling
- Geotechnical modeling (eg. Landslip risk)
- Transport modeling
- Route selection (ie. road, rail, pipeline, etc)
- Site selection
- Environmental and urban planning
- Visibility analysis

System Development and Customization
GeoInformatics offers GIS software customization and application development services. We can alter the appearance and functionality of your existing GeoSpatial software or build you a GIS application from the ground up that is specific to your needs. We pride ourselves on the fact that we are not limited to using any one software development environment or GeoSpatial package. Rather we use that best suited for the customers needs.

Atkins GeoInformatics can place your organisations spatial data on an existing intranet or on the World Wide Web. This allows users to view, query, analyse and output GeoSpatial information in a distributed environment. Such a system allows your clients and employees to access mission critical spatial information from anywhere in which the can get network access.

Training is provided with any GIS developmental work. In addition we can organise professional training in the use of GIS systems and their maintenance.

REMOTE SENSING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY

Satellite Imagery
Remotely sensed satellite observations from space provide a fundamental and attractive source of GeoSpatial data. The variety of commercial imaging satellites in orbit is such that specific imagery can be chosen to suit a specific projects. Atkins GeoInformatics can advise you on which imagery and analysis techniques to use (Landsat, Ikonos, SPOT, IRS etc) taking into consideration the projects objectives and cost.

Atkins GeoInformatics offers a variety of services specifically related to remotely sensed satellite imagery for GeoSpatial data acquisition, processing, analysis and visualisation. Some of our services in this regard include:
- Satellite image applicability and selection
- Image purchasing
- Satellite image rectification and georeferencing
- Image interpretation and analysis

We also provide the following products derived from satellite imagery:
- Land use maps (urban, industrial, agriculture, etc)
- Land cover maps (vegetation, geomorphology, etc)
- Digital Elevation and Terrain models (DEM and DTM)
- Digital terrain visualisation (fly-throughs) - Data products formatted for GIS and CADD

Photogrammetry
Atklins GeoInformatics can provide clients with in-house photogrammetric services. By processing aerial photography we can generate a variety of GeoSpatial products for mapping and visualisation purposes. These products can be integrated with other data within a GIS to provide a powerful GeoSpatial analysis and decision making system.

Atkins GeoInformatics can aid your organisation with the following photogrammetric tasks:
- Aerial survey planning and management
- Aerial photograph acquisition
- GPS Ground survey for GCP's
- Photo pre-processing
- Geometric modeling and aero-triangualtion
- Topographic mapping

In addition we can provide you with photogrammetric products that include:
- Digital orthophotography
- Digital topographic maps
- Digital Elevation and Terrain models (DEM and DTM)
- Digital terrain visualisation (fly-throughs)
- Data products formatted for GIS and CADD