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I presume some of our earliest memories pertaining to Mapping would be from Geography classes at school - using the Physical and Political bare maps in a topography session to outline natural features such as rivers, mountains and oceans or administrative boundaries such as cities, states and countries.
Essentially, we diagrammatically plotted any feature with 'Location Attributes' onto a map. This is the underlying foundation of Mapping Technology as well. Not only can one capture high resolution Geodata from a multitude of sources (Satellites, Drones, Ground Equipment) but also one can merge that data with publicly available or commercially sourced Datasets onto a Mapping Software to draw valuable insights and improve business operations and decision making as a result.
Mapping has evolved into being a GIS (Geographic Information System), akin to MIS (Management Information System) but with Geographic data embedded. Depending on the capabilities of the Mapping software, you can analyze, manage, visualize, & monitor operations like never before.
Deploying a Mapping solution could be a source of tremendous competitive advantage for your organization. Outlining a few ways below-
a) Asset Monitoring - Do you have an on-field team selling products to customers across the country? Want to map out the Supply Chain? GIS will help you to chart where everyone or everything is, detect patterns, plan routes, model expansion, foster collaboration and promote efficiency.
b) Facility Location Siting - Want to arrive at an intelligent decision to locate your infrastructure, be it a Store, Factory, Office or Warehouse? You can use Mapping Applications to study location features (road connectivity, air quality, elevation) and / or combine it with census / consumer data to determine suitable pockets of land for investment. GIS allows users to dynamically query parameters that they wish to have for their ideal location, obtaining powerful insights along the way.
c) Agri Research - Does your organization procure Agri-produce to be used as a raw material for your manufacturing operations? Using mapping applications, you'd be able to use agri-datasets such as soil quality, crop health, meteorological inputs - in isolation or in combination - to identify where is the best potential source for the desired quality of agri-produce.
d) Transport Management - Be it Route Planning & Optimization, Fleet Management, Employee Travel or any other unique Logistics workflow such as 'where can my long-haul Truck perform a U-turn on the Highway?, you can analyze and solve it using modern Mapping Technology.
e) Risk Management - You can plan for any Risks or Emergencies that your organisation may face (man-made or natural) on a mapping software to see how best you can mitigate it - for purposes such as procurement, transportation, evacuation, safety, planning, and so on.
f) Layout Design & Management - You can model real estate layout in 2D or 3D, map out commercial spaces and even integrate it with Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality. Even large and complex Industrial workflows such as laying out pipelines, telecom or electrical infrastructure can be planned, designed and monitored on Mapping Platforms saving millions in costs for organizations besides time and safety benefits.
g) Unique Applications - Organizing a Large event or exhibit? Making a Movie? Mapping solutions allows you to monitor visitor movement, or even build an animated city!
These are but a few applications. The potential of mapping / GIS is truly unfathomable. Any location attribute generated as part of your business operations can be mapped and combined with internal or external datasets to produce meaningful outcomes. Moreover, the mapping applications can be deployed by virtually every business and industry and the benefits in cost savings and revenue growth are immense. Using Drones and Satellite Imagery, organizations are using different types of geodata to gather more knowledge and insights about operations than ever before. Each day, several new applications are discovered. Annual conferences are held to discuss these new innovations and workflows - sometimes the developers themselves do not know where their technology has been put to good use!
ABOUT US
Intelloc Mapping Services | Mapmyops.com is based in Kolkata, India and engages in providing Mapping solutions that can be integrated with Operations Planning, Design and Audit workflows. These include but are not limited to - Drone Services, Subsurface Mapping Services, Location Analytics & App Development, Supply Chain Services & Remote Sensing Services. The services can be rendered pan-India, some even globally, and will aid an organization to meet its stated objectives especially pertaining to Operational Excellence, Cost Reduction, Sustainability and Growth.
Broadly, our area of expertise can be split into two categories - Geographic Mapping and Operations Mapping. The Infographic below highlights our capabilities.
Our 'Mapping for Operations'-themed workflow demonstrations can be accessed from the firm's Website / YouTube Channel and an overview can be obtained from this flyer. Happy to address queries and respond to documented requirements. Custom Demonstration, Training & Trials are facilitated only on a paid-basis. Looking forward to being of service.
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