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DRS announce unique census data capture and visualisation partnership

Unique Census Data Capture and Visualisation - DRS’ Business Intelligence Partnership Captures More Than Data

Global data capture specialists, DRS is proud to announce its partnership with Space-Time Research (STR) providing a unique solution combining GPS based census data capture with tabulation and mapping. DRS, the census data capture specialists, provide solutions to government, education, financial and commercial organisations all over the world by creating electronically scanable census documents and intelligent data capture technologies. STR’s business intelligence solutions will tabulate and present the captured census data geographically using GPS coordinates.

“We believe this partnership will add real value to our census offering,” said Denton van Niekerk, Sales & Marketing Director at DRS. “DRS is continually seeking to develop new innovations and a wider range of solutions designed to fit the individual needs of the National Statistics Offices and census officials around the world. This partnership between DRS and STR will further aid NSOs by providing a complete census solution—from public information gathering to information dissemination back to the public and organisations.”

John Ellenberger, Vice President Statistical Solutions for STR explained: “DRS has the skills and expertise to manage data capture projects of any size or complexity around the world. To this STR brings its extensive data validation, tabulation, confidentiality and dissemination abilities. We are more than a leader in geo-spatial reporting and census processing. From working with some of the biggest NSOs in the world we totally understand their specific and challenging needs, and we look forward to working with DRS to improve overall census quality, processing and information dissemination.”

DRS now provide end-to-end solutions for data capture projects of any size or complexity by integrating their expertise in document design, printing, and forms scanning with the STR’s SuperSTAR software for tabulation, analysis and visualization of the captured data.

Additional information

Established in 1969, DRS manages data capture projects of any size or complexity around the world. Complete solutions are implemented using the company’s extensive expertise in document design, printing, forms scanning, software, logistics, project management and consultancy. DRS guides governments through the entire census process, from the very earliest planning stages of a census project and selection of the most appropriate technologies, through to project implementation, document scanning of enumeration/census forms, data processing and finally the export of the data. For more information, visit http://www.drs.co.uk/census.html.

About Space-Time Research Pty. Ltd.

Space-Time Research is the global leader in Self-Service Business Intelligence for government, with offices in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom and a global network of partners. The SuperSTAR Self-Service Business Intelligence Platform is EASIER, FASTER and SAFER for government users.  Customers include major National Statistics Offices (NSOs) and agencies for defence, education, welfare, transportation, health, finance, law and justice.  The STR SuperSTAR Platform is an end-to-end solution providing self-service analytics and business intelligence, interactive web publishing, privacy and confidentiality protection, mapping and visualization.For more information on STR, please visit www.spacetimeresearch.com.

For more information please contact:

Katie McBreen or Jill Hawkins, Friday’s Media Group, 18 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QL,

Telephone: 0207 851 4657, Katiem@fridays-group.co.uk or Jillh@fridays-group.co.uk

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