What's Happening in Mapping

Make 2009 the year your business becomes "Location Intelligent". Tactician Online provides everything needed to make good decisions, reduce risk and respond to rapid change with easy to use and access business, geographic and demographic intelligence.

Now, more than ever before, business survival and success will depend on reliable information being delivered in a fast, intuitive, powerful and effective environment.

Tactician Online provides this environment by incorporating geographically key business metrics and demographics in support of business applications such as site selection, trade/franchise area definition, analysis and alignment, and territory management.

The timing couldn't be better. Tactician has spent the past 5 years building a powerful market analysis platform for industry - now it's ready to take on tough tasks needed for today's tough decisions.

1st Quarter this year will see the new release of Spend Now (household expenditure survey information, based on 2006 Census). The current version of Spend Now is available for free trial to all new and existing users until the new release is made available.

There will also be a release of the new C-Australia Market Segmentation Classifications taking into account financial, lifestyle and geographical aspects.

2nd Quarter will see a major release of enhancements to the Tactician Online interface through Strategy Map and Territory Manager.

To find out more view the online demonstrations.

For a customised demonstration using your business data or to access Tactician Online today, contact Tony Maber via email or call him on +61 2 8436 2845.

Tactician Online and MapData Sciences - "Prepare To Win"

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Customer News

MDS would like to extend it's condolences to Geoff Trahair's colleagues at Zurich Insurance after hearing of his unexpected passing.

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Product News

Insurance GNAF licencing reminder:

If your organisation is interested in acquiring or has already acquired the ICA Flood Database, please remember that you need to be correctly licenced for PSMA's GNAF (meaning that you are under a current subscription maintenance licence).

For further clarification please contact Margreet on +61 2 8436 2827 or email.

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Staff News

Marita Perry joins MDS this month as a GIS Consultant, working with the Consulting Services Group. Marita has many years experience in GIS and has worked in Australia, UK and Hong Kong. Marita will be a valuable asset to MDS in providing consulting services and support for the Tactician Online service.

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Did you know?

The 1920's Travel Planning watch: Back to the Future.

"This fantastic contraption, called the ‘Routefinder’, showed 1920's drivers in the UK the roads they were travelling down, gave them the mileage covered and told them to stop when they came at journey’s end." Read more

Country Sizes

Australia’s landmass, including islands (based on MDS data), is 7,701,515.5 Km Sq. That’s nearly 29 times larger than NZ at 266,951.58 Km Sq.

How do these and other countries compare to the USA? Find out more.

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