Nottingham gains Oracle Spatial Centre of Excellence

PA 222/09 The University of Nottingham's Centre for Geospatial Science (CGS) has signed an Agreement designating CGS as an Oracle Spatial Centre of Excellence - the only one of its kind in Europe and one of just three worldwide. Location-based information technology in vehicle and pedestrian navigation systems is now used daily by millions worldwide. It enhances mobile phone services and is used in applications as diverse as crime detection, responding to emergency services and playing location-based games. The variety of potential applications is vast, and Nottingham's researchers are resolving significant technical challenges across many areas. This new relationship with Oracle, the world leader in integrated information management, will enable CGS to benefit from access to the company's very latest solutions ensuring that the Centre uses technologies which are at the forefront of current geospatial data management. CGS is a postgraduate research centre, established in 2005 under the directorship of Professor Mike Jackson, whose experiences spans digital mapping and modelling software, as CEO of Laser-Scan Holdings plc; location-based services (LBS) on 3G location platforms (with Hutchinson 3G - '3') and satellite systems and services as Director of Space at QinetiQ. The Centre undertakes research into spatial data infrastructures (SDI), geospatial intelligence, geospatial interoperability and location-based services (LBS).