From time to time we get asked questions about Geo Strategies: who we are, what we do, where we
come from, and things like that. This web site goes a long way to answer such questions but, just
in case you are wondering . . .
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Who owns Geo Strategies?
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Geo Strategies is a privately owned company registered in
Cambridge UK, with a subsidiary manufacturing company in Sibiu, Romania. |
What are your main activities?
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We are predominantly a "data
house". We produce mapping and GIS data for customers all over the world for a
variety of applications, especially for radio telecommunications (GSM and TETRA) planning and for
AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location). |
Why do you have an office in Romania?
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One of our major share holders is Romanian and our office in
Sibiu serves as a convenient base for business in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. |
Who are your competitors?
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We have three types of competitors - |
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Mainly stockists of standard data sets; indeed some of these stockists are customers of
ours. |
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Companies offering a data capture service similar to ourselves. Clearly, we believe that
we provide value added aspects to our data sales that make us more attractive as a supplier. |
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GIS software and related companies that offer data as an adjunct to their software or systems
sales. As we produce our own data sets, we believe we can offer a superior service to those
supplying data as a secondary activity. |
What sort of customers buy your data?
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Our customers fall into two categories - |
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International customers - mainly for telecommunications and AVL - who are typically of the
Fortune 500 type. |
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Customers in Eastern Europe who have a need for local data sets for market analysis, route
planning, asset control, impact analysis, and the myriad of GIS applications that are now
emerging. |
Do you provide high quality data and services?
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Absolutely! We pride ourselves on the quality of our products and services;
this has been a driving force behind all our activities. The percentage of repeat business
is a testament to the quality of our products, our services and their
delivery. |
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Map & GIS Data
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Do you produce both off-the-shelf data as well as data for specific countries?
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Yes: over the past few years we have created data sets for over 50 countries.
We own the IPR for the majority of the data sets which means that we can sell them "off the
shelf". In addition, we carry out data capture services on demand and it is a matter of
negotiation as to whether the customer owns the IPR or whether we retain it. |
What data formats do you support?
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Everything! Being a data supplier, it is a prerequisite that we support all
customer formats. |
Do you specialise in data for any particular parts of the world?
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Yes. We concentrate on Central & Eastern Europe, Asia Minor (East to
Kazakhstan) and the Middle East (basically, the Arabian peninsular around to Pakistan). |
What types of data can you supply?
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All types of data for GIS, map production and image processing. This includes vector
data, raster data, satellite
images, and the associated databases - vector
attributes (e.g. road designations), demographic data, health statistics and those items required
for GIS modeling. |
How frequently is the data updated?
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This depends. Terrain data is seldom updated as this tends not to change.
However, specific topographic data sets are updated on an annual basis for those customers that
take out a maintenance contract. |
How much does your data cost?
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Again, this depends. Standard data sets are priced according to usage:
in practice, this means that topographic maps and, especially, road maps tend to be lower in cost
than specialised data sets such as terrain models which are frequently for single use only.
Please contact us with any specific enquiries. |
Is there a bulk discount?
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Yes, most certainly. We
operate on the basis of single user licences, multiple user licences and site licences where
applicable. |
Can we request specific data which is not in your catalogue?
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Of course: this represents approximately 40% of our business. We are
always happy to produce entirely new data sets and to
customise existing data sets according to customer
requirements. |
Can I have a sample?
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Yes, of course. Please look on our Sample
Data page to see if you can find what you want. Alternatively, contact
us at Geo Strategies. |
Can you give me an example of how your data helped a client?
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Happily, we can provide many such examples. Take a look at our Consultancy
pages to find out. We also have some rather nice referrals. |
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Services
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Can you train us to get the most from our data?
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Absolutely! We have an active training
department which can either offer you one of our standard training courses or they will be
happy to create a course specifically dedicated to your needs. |
Can you advise us how to better use our data?
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Yes: we can either come to visit you and work
alongside your staff to assist you gain more value from your data, or you can come on one of
our training courses. Whichever suits you
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Will you tailor a training course to our needs?
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Yes. Please contact us with your specific
requirements. |
Can you help us choose a suitable GIS?
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Yes. We have wide experience of a variety of GIS software systems and, being a
data supplier, we have developed a "feel" for those that are easy to use and those which
give problems. We cannot claim to be totally unbiased as we supply MapInfo into the Romanian
market but, elsewhere, you can be assured of objective, unbiased advice. Actually, you will
also get sound advice within Romania but, here, it is difficult to claim total objectivity! |
Can you carry out radio propagation analysis for us?
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Yes. We have three radio propagation analysis packages - each of which has
slightly different characteristics. So, whether you want wide area HF predictions, mid
frequency GSM &/or TETRA modeling, or microwave link analysis, we would be happy to design
your scheme. |
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