Surrey Heath Council Explore the Versatility of the Arrow 100

Surrey Heath Borough Council has found their current GIS kit is proving to be more versatile than expected!

The team based in Camberley in Surrey has been successfully using the Eos Positioning Systems Arrow 100 to capture grounds maintenance data after it was recommended by Eos’s exclusive UK distributor MGISS just over a year ago.

They wanted to be able to manage their grounds maintenance more effectively and finding new ways of achieving this in a way that saves money and manpower is always advantageous to local authorities many of which now share services with other councils which have to consider the spend comes out of the taxpayer’s pocket.

The Local Government Association (LGA) reports that shared services have so far saved taxpayers across the country more than half a billion pounds.

GIS Manager James Rutter said: “The success of using GIS to capture grounds maintenance data for Surrey Heath has been so high that we invested in a second device so that we could expand its use within the organisation. A project to use the Arrow 100 to capture drainage data is now being planned. The device itself connects by Bluetooth and the battery lasts all day in the field. It’s portable and easy to carry providing ease of use between teams. In practice, it’s completely effective and it’s highly accurate down to 25cm. We’ve had great results so we are constantly thinking of projects where it could add value.”

The Eos Positioning Systems Arrow 100, 200 and Gold are available from MGISS along with training on the equipment to get the most out of the products. Contact 0151 329 0820 or email sales@mgiss.co.uk for more information. www.mgiss.co.uk