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A timeline of innovation

1992 IS Launched
1992

1992: Informed Solutions launched

Informed Solutions is founded in the North West, based on the principles of Innovation, Excellence and Integrity

1997 Europes Largest Spatial Company
1997

1997: Europe’s foremost independent spatial solutions suppliers

Informed is recognised by industry press as Europe's foremost spatial information and systems consultancy

1998 Opened London Office
1998

1998: Expanded to London office

Our expansion into London helps us better service our growing portfolio of central government clients

1996 GIS Shell Exploration
1996

1996: Enterprise GIS for Oil & Gas

We deliver a ground breaking GIS platform for an Oil & Gas major, consolidating their global data holdings – a first for the sector

2000 Supported UK Fiber Network Rollout
2000

2000: Delivered revolutionary network fibre management solution

We apply our spatial expertise to transform the way that telecoms companies plan and operate their national networks

2001 Major Oil and Gas Licensing Project
2001

2001: Delivered innovative oil & gas solution

We deliver a national offshore licensing platform for UK Government, using innovations in 3D mapping and GIS to manage oil and gas exploration in the North Sea

2002 First Transport Data Hub London
2002

2002: First integrated policing and transport data hub in London

We apply innovative GIS techniques to enable city-wide crime mapping and forecasting, cementing our credentials in sensitive and secure mission-critical environments

2003 Maps Location Based Services
2003

2003: We changed the way people navigate their world

We deliver the first ever commercial location intelligence service platform for mobile devices for a global telecoms provider

2004 John Alderson AGI
2004

2004: Our Chairman Dr. John Alderson elected AGI Chair

We take a leading role in the Association for Geographic Information - shaping the use of spatial information for the benefit of the citizen, good governance, and commerce

2007 Go Live Incident Recording System
2007

2007: Launched emergency services incident recording system

We deliver and operate a 24/7 platform for UK Government to underpin the capture, sharing and analysis of fire incident information for 999 calls nationally

2008 Civil Service Award
2008

2008: Civil Service Award for Knowledge Management

Our work on an innovative spatial open data analysis platform is recognised by a prestigious award for excellence in Civil Service IT projects

2009 First To Design Deploy Cloud Gov Services
2009

2009: Groundbreaking use of secure cloud technology for government clients

We deliver the first secure cloud-based service for UK Government, helping transform the way that government buys & uses IT infrastructure

2013-2017 Digital Democracy Project
2013

2013-2017: First digital democracy solution

We help more than double engagement in parliamentary boundary consultation through the innovative use of interactive mapping on mobile devices

2013 Offices In Sydney And Melbourne
2013

2013: Expanded to Sydney and Melbourne

Informed Solutions consolidates 10 years’ of successful business in Australia by opening up two new offices

2012 Go Live for Registers Of Scotland
2012

2012: Tranforms world's oldest land register to most modern

Our digital transformation expertise helps turn one of the oldest land registers in the world into one of the most modern

2014 UK Nominet Award Winner v0.2
2014

2014: Won UK Nominet Award for Innovation in Public Sector

Our innovative use of spatial and mapping technologies championed digital democracy and increased citizen engagement

2017 UKTI North West Champions
2017

2017: Appointed Northern Power House Export Champion

Our export achievements are recognised by Department for International Trade, who name us Export Champions for our continuous outstanding and consistent innovation

2015 Opened Edinburgh Office
2015

2015: Expanded to Edinburgh

We consolidate our long-standing presence in Scotland

2016 SME Digital Leader Awards
2016

2016: SME Digital Leader of the Year

Informed recognised as the UK’s leading digital SME for 2016 with an award celebrating digital teams

2017 Australia iA Awards
2017

2017: Triple winner at New South Wales iAwards

Our groundbreaking work on a 'whole of government' environmental data interchange and analysis portal is recognised with 3 prestigious iAwards

2017 ElizabethVegaNorthernPowerWomen
2017

2017: Elizabeth Vega recognised in the Northern Power Women List

Our Global CEO, Elizabeth Vega, is recognised in this prestigious list of influencers, leaders and change-makers

2018 - WITSA V2
2018

2018: Only UK & Australian winners at World IT Congress

We were the only UK and Australian company to win a best innovator award at the Global IT Excellence Awards, which are part of the World IT Congress in Hyderabad, India

2018 - ITNews
2018

2018: Innovative environmental data sharing platform wins major Australian award

A pioneering environmental data portal that we delivered in partnership with New South Wales Government won a prestigious state and local government award in the 2018 Benchmark Awards. These recognise technology leadership in the Australian business community and within government

2018 - Queens Award
2018

2018: Winner of Queen's Award for Innovation

We were recognised with the highest accolade for business success, the Queen’s Awards for Innovation for our outstanding digital transformation solutions.

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@InformedTweet Delighted to be among friends & with great clients from Office for Nuclear Regulation at the #NPWawards tonight pic.twitter.com/2s7NZqg7vS
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@InformedTweet Denise McKenzie @SpatialRed welcoming us to #WomenInGeospatial breakfast for #IWD2019, looking forward to seeing ou… https://t.co/6aTfupLjhK
@InformedTweet We're on! @MsLizzyBell and @richpphillips talking about redesigning Ofsted registration @SDinGov pic.twitter.com/DjvcoVKtzN
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@InformedTweet At the @SDinGov conference in beautiful (but rainy) Edinburgh today. Lots of familiar faces, innovative talks and pictures of post-its :)
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