Company: MapData Sciences Pty Ltd
Industry: Geographic Data, GPS
Location: Sydney, Australia

The challenge in PNG was that the digital network of roads was not as current or accessible as in other countries. This provided an opportunity and a significant differentiating point for Data Nets. Data Nets and MDS built the digital road network and were therefore able to implement the MDS Fleet Tracking service. With the combined expertise, Data Nets is able to offer real time monitoring of a vehicle’s location on up-to-date maps, alerting owners when a vehicle travels “out of bounds” or is driven outside of predefined hours. In addition to its visual component and the alerts, Data Nets’ customers are provided with a “my fleet” login to monitor their fleets and access customised reports.

The relationship between MDS and Data Nets provides organisations with a truly state of the art asset protection and employee safety service, using “best of breed” technology and an irresistible cost/benefit ratio. The system also enables Data Nets to continue to upgrade the maps, to be flexible in their approach to the business and to be able to respond to the special needs of customers, such as remote mining sites and trucking firms where new and private roads are being increasingly used.

Data Nets is the only specialist telecommunications systems integrator in the Pacific, specially covering Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

MapData Sciences has been developing and hosting online digital mapping applications for over 11 years as well as supplying mapping data to other online mapping providers and for in-house GIS development projects. In addition, MDS provides consulting, systems integration and route optimisation services.