TENET Technology partner with BKS Surveys

TENET MapRite has been instrumental in providing an automated solution to PAI projects awarded to BKS Surveys by Countryside Council for Wales (CCW).

BKS were awarded the following Positional Accuracy Improvement (PAI) projects by CCW:
Sites of Special Scientific Interest dataset - circa 1000 sites
Natural Nature Reserves dataset- circa 67 sites
Special Area of Conservation dataset - circa 93 sites
Special Protection Area dataset - circa 20 sites
Wetlands of International Importance dataset - circa 11 sites

The above datasets were originally captured as polygonal data to assist CCW in their management of sites designated by UK, EU or International agreements for conservation of habitat and wildlife.  Theses individual polygons range in size from 0.01 hectares to over 20,000 hectares and relate to topographical features such as fences, river edges etc. 

The PAI exercise commissioned by CCW was to use the latest revised Ordnance Survey (OS) MasterMap data and to amend the CCW datasets to take into account the PAI movement. 

BKS approached the task in three phases, the first of which was to prepare the various datasets and corresponding Pre PAI OS data and the Post PAI data.  The second phase was to perform automatic PAI amendment on the CCW datasets using TENET MapRite software.  The third phase was to interactively review the polygons highlighted by TENET MapRite against the Post PAI OS MasterMap data, making the appropriate manual adjustments.

The largest dataset ‘CCW Open Access’– consisting of circa 200 sites did not follow OS features, it relates to vegetation and habitat boundaries.  Although this did not cause any additional work, the automated software MapRite was able to identify the relationships that should be maintained and shifted the data accordingly.

TENET ‘s MapRite is the market-leading PAI solution provider, based upon an established product technology proven in over 120 organizations, including Local Authorities, Utilities and Central Government organizations for the re-alignment of assets. MapRite has been shown to provide a robust, scalable solution with the lowest cost of ownership for Positional Accuracy Improvement customers. 
For further information, please contact:

TENET Technology Limited
Tel: +44 1403 273173  Fax: +44 1403 273123 Email: tenet@tenettechnology.com  

Editors note
TENET Technology Ltd
TENET Technology is a world leader in geospatial intelligence technologies.  TENET applications and software technologies provide the highest performance solutions for the Defense, Government and major systems integrators.  Our COTS software and solutions are employed globally across a wide spectrum of disciplines including environmental analysis and exploitation, data fusion, and the management of very large and disparate datasets with extreme precision.
For more information on TENET, please visit: www.tenettechnology.com

BKS Surveys Ltd
BKS Surveys is a major supplier of geo-spatial data services to Government and Private Sector Business’s in the UK and Ireland.  From its Headquarters in Coleraine the company provides a range of topographical and terrain surveying services using land and aerial techniques.  Customised 2D % 3D geo-spatial information can be provided for a wide range of application: e.g. planning, water engineering, transportation, power transmission, utilities, land management, architecture, visualizations, environmental impact studies, etc.  An ISO 9001:2000 approved company, BKS assists clients with the development and integration of their geospatial data into a functional Geographical Information System or specific Software Application.
For more information on BKS, please visit: www.bks.co.uk