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Mapmechanics Ltd
Company typePrivately held
Founded1987
FoundersMary Short
Headquarters
Brentford
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Chris Greenwood (CEO), Mary Short (Chairperson)
ProductsVehicle Routing, GIS Data, training and education, consultancy
Number of employees
35
Websitewww.mapmechanics.com

Mapmechanics Ltd is a privately owned business in Brentford, England. It was originally set up in 1987 as Kingswood Ltd, and started using the trading name, Mapmechanics, in 2000[1]. It specialises enterprise vehicle planning, scheduling and route optimisation solutions, geospatial data and GIS technologies.[2] Major markets include the UK, the USA, Australia and Ireland.

Truckstops

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Truckstops is used by logistics professionals for enterprise vehicle planning, scheduling and route optimisation. Mapmechanics acquired the global rights to Truckstops in December 2010[3]. It is used by 5 out of the 6 main online grocery delivery companies in the UK representing over 90% of the volume of the market *reference needed*

GIS Data

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GIS data to Governments, for Health[4], Transport [5][6] and Sports[7].

Data is also supplied to businesses, looking at property prices,[8], demographics[9] and business planning[10]

Data is also used for Academic research[11]

Partners

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Ordnance Survey[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Warehouse News".
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey".
  3. ^ "Purchase of Truckstops and Optisite". ParkLogistics. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Mission critical software". HighBeam Research. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Vehicle Accidents". The Times. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Mobility Scooter Accidents". The Times. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Closure of Sports Facilities". The Times. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ^ "London house prices next to the London Marathon Route". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Barnet beauty and grooming Salons".|publisher=North London Newspapers|accessdate=4 January 2017
  10. ^ "Network Coverage". HighBeam Research. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Network Coverage" (PDF). ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Select Comittee on Transport, Local Governement and the Regions". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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