Geospatial specialist moves into Liverpool Science Park

A GEOSPATIAL business which works with major energy providers, architects and rail networks has taken space at Liverpool Science Park as it gears up for the next phase in its growth strategy.

Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) recently took on five new staff members to boost the business which uses mobile technology and sensors to measure spatial data out in the field.

Clients include SP Energy Networks which uses remote measurement tools from MGISS to validate low ground clearances on overhead power lines.

Liverpool-based architect SNOW haS also benefited from MGISS technology. Using a tool called Spike, the firm is are able to accurately measure the heights and facades of existing buildings so that plans for new buildings can be designed more accurately and efficiently.

MGISS was founded in 2011 and taken over by Mike Darracott in April last year after he raised venture capital funding to acquire the business from its retiring owner.

Having been awarded a SMART Proof of Market award from Innovate UK, MGISS has worked with fellow Liverpool Science Park tenant LJMU Open Labs and the GERI Outreach Project to look at the use of drones within the power industry and environmental science sector.

The GERI Outreach Project brings together the staff and technical equipment of LJMU’s internationally renowned General Engineering Research Institute (GERI) within a centralised research laboratory.

Darracott said: “We’re very excited to be right at the heart of Liverpool’s thriving knowledge quarter where we’re looking to carry out wider R&D with the university, and others, into the use of drone technology out in the field.

“The science park’s strong links with the universities and wider research institutions makes it the perfect base for our new office, especially at a time when our team is growing.”

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