Advisory & Technology
Management information systems & GIS
DMC provides management information systems and GIS consultancy: map production, spatial analysis, 3D modelling, web-based GIS, data conversion, aerial and satellite interpretation, GPS data capture and surveying; database design and development; system analysis and user requirement studies; network assessment, design and management; and information system performance audits.
Our Information Systems department has long experience applying information systems — particularly GIS — both within DMC and for external clients. Expertise in how data is collected, stored and analysed is fundamental to decision-making, and mature software engineering and management practice is what delivers it on schedule and at a sensible cost.
Our role is to analyse business processes and system requirements, then use that experience to build applications that genuinely save time. The department reviews how data and information are managed on a project of any size and proposes cost-effective solutions — giving the client quick access to project information from a single location, via web or protected office-based systems.
GIS
Map production, data analysis, visual representation, 3D modelling, web-based GIS systems, movie files, spatial analysis, data conversion, aerial and satellite image interpretation, GPS data capture and surveying.
Database development
Small to medium-scale database design, development and build, including linking multiple databases and web-based systems.
System analysis
Office, IT and user requirement studies — establishing what the organisation actually needs before anyone specifies a product.
IT infrastructure
Network assessment, design, implementation and management; project site reviews; and technical input to tenders or established projects.
System performance audit
Once established, an information system needs periodic audit to confirm it is still doing everything required of it, efficiently. Organisational growth, higher transaction volumes, a changed business environment, new technology and newly conceived information requirements all place demands on an existing system — and are usually met by ad hoc modifications that accumulate.
We recommend an information system audit every three years, or sooner where processing capacity appears strained and an upgrade is being considered. Our staff have the skills and experience to audit an existing system thoroughly and recommend changes to design, equipment, software and procedures.
User support
IT and GIS support, delivered against world-class standards in development, support and services, with continuous improvement of products, processes and systems.
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions
What GIS services does DMC provide?
Map production, data analysis and visual representation, 3D modelling, web-based GIS systems, spatial analysis, data conversion, aerial and satellite image interpretation, and GPS data capture and surveying.
How often should an information system be audited?
Every three years as a general rule, or sooner where processing capacity appears strained and an upgrade is being considered. Growth, higher transaction volumes and ad hoc modifications accumulate into performance problems that a periodic audit catches early.