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Astun Technology Ltd

Astun Consultancy Services for Open Source Geospatial Solutions

Astun provides a consultancy service for the full range of Open Source GeoSpatial (OSGeo) technologies in addition to our own iShare solutions.
The OSGeo stack includes QGIS, PostGIS, GeoServer, GeoNetwork, MapServer, OpenLayers, Leaflet, MapProxy or other OSGeo implementation in the cloud.

Features

  • Design and architecture of a complete cloud geospatial solution
  • Building a OSGeo implementation in the cloud
  • Integrating your local systems and databases with a cloud solution
  • Providing advice on cloud based security, network connectivity and authentication
  • Getting you started with Amazon Web Services
  • Training or mentoring your staff in deploying OSGeo technologies
  • Supporting and/or managing your OSGeo cloud implementation
  • Migrating solutions and data from 'on premise' to the cloud
  • Configuring Enterprise metadata solutions
  • Configuring an iShare in the Cloud implementation

Benefits

  • Access to most knowledgeable Open Source Geo experts in UK
  • Helping you make the most of your investment in iShare
  • Helping you get up and running with the OSGeo Stack
  • Building custom solutions based upon the OSGeo Stack
  • Supporting community through sponsorship of the OSGeo Foundation
  • Consultants include operations technicians, consultants, developers, architects and project managers

Pricing

£825 to £1,550 a unit a day

  • Education pricing available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

1 6 9 3 2 9 7 2 4 4 2 7 9 2 1

Contact

Astun Technology Ltd Astun Technology Sales Team
Telephone: 01372 744009
Email: sales@astuntechnology.com

Planning

Planning service
Yes
How the planning service works
Astun can provide the strategic services required to help a customer determine the best solution for them based upon their business needs. We can then provide or design a solution for them with the required functionality that addresses the key issues of cloud based security, network connectivity and authentication.
Planning service works with specific services
No

Training

Training service provided
Yes
How the training service works
Astun provide training in iShare in the Cloud and its other products for System Administrators and End Users (the latter typically in a train the trainer model).

Astun also provide training in the use of the wider OSGeo stack.
Training is tied to specific services
Yes
Services the training service works with
  • IShare in the Cloud
  • QGIS
  • PostGIS
  • GeoServer
  • GeoNetwork
  • MapServer
  • OpenLayers
  • Leaflet
  • MapProxy

Setup and migration

Setup or migration service available
Yes
How the setup or migration service works
Astun can provide the services required to enable the migration from an existing on-premise solution supplied by Astun or another supplier to the cloud. Where required this can include data migration. We have already helped numerous customers through this process and have appropriate procedures and scripts to help simplify this.

Astun can also help customers to migrate from a Cloud solution from another supplier.
Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
No

Quality assurance and performance testing

Quality assurance and performance testing service
Yes
How the quality assurance and performance testing works
Astun undertake comprehensive QA and performance testing of all new software releases before they are deployed to customer virtual private cloud environments. For new customer deployments, the standard on-boarding project includes a specific User Acceptance Testing phase during which QA and performance testing can be undertaken. Astun supply the customer with a dedicated Service Desk for reporting UAT issues with appropriate prioritisation (1 to 4) which are addressed prior to go live and can include performance tuning as an additional consultancy service where required.

Security testing

Security services
No

Ongoing support

Ongoing support service
Yes
Types of service supported
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
How the support service works
IShare in the Cloud Application Support is included within an iShare in the Cloud Open Enterprise Agreement subscription, a separate service on G-Cloud.

Customers are also encouraged to pre-purchase iShare in the Cloud Customer Specific Support which comprises a number of Consultancy Service days that can be called-off for use by the customer as required from this G-Cloud service.

Astun's Support Coverage for OSGeo Open Source products such as GeoServer, QGIS and PostGIS are also available as a separate service on G-Cloud.

All helpdesk support (for iShare or Open Source support) is via a dedicated Service Desk staffed with 1st, 2nd and 3rd line support personnel with customers provided real time web based service desk access to all customer tickets. Support also includes on-going monitoring of all hosted services.

Service scope

Service constraints
Remote login by Astun staff will be required to support any on-premise elements of the overall solution architecture, such as support for tools which are used to extract, transform and load data from the customer estate to the cloud environment.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Astun provide the support service during normal working hours, which are between 0900 and 1700 GMT, Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays.

The response times for calls logged by the customer are set out in the accompanying Astun Platform Terms & Conditions document.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
No
Support levels
A Customer may use Support Coverage by logging a request on Astun’s Support Portal. First line support is provided via a permanently staffed Service Desk with second and third line support by consultancy and development teams for fault diagnosis and resolution. Customer access to web based Service Desk provides real time ticket management and correspondence on all customer tickets. For more details, please see our Astun Support Coverage Terms and Conditions.

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Other security certifications
No

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

Fighting climate change

To address climate change challenges, and meet their Net Zero commitments, senior managers need up-to-date information to support their decision making. Their support staff need to collect, analyse, and visualise spatial data in order to provide this to them. Our services can help organisations to undertake the required climate change research, planning, and management at all levels. Organizations can harness the power of location intelligence, by including this data within GIS maps, helping them to identify vulnerable areas susceptible to climate change impacts, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events, or heatwaves. Targeted strategies can then be developed to mitigate risks, adapt infrastructure, and protect communities. A typical example being flood relief schemes. We would be happy to discuss how we address social value within our own organisation using EcoVardis and how we might address this specifically for your project.

Covid-19 recovery

To effectively plan recovery from Covid-19, senior managers need up-to-date information about their communities. The impact of COVID-19 varies greatly by location, so our services can help organisations to harness the power of location intelligence to monitor future outbreaks and plan recovery at all levels, from national to local neighbourhoods. By including demographic data and health service facility locations, within GIS maps, organisations can see how these impact the response to the virus within local communities. This data is critical to stabilise services and inform recovery plans. We would be happy to discuss how we address social value within our own organisation using EcoVardis and how we might address this specifically for your project.

Tackling economic inequality

To effectively tackle economic inequality, senior managers need to understand the spatial patterns and trends of various indicators of inequality, such as income, education, health, crime, and environmental quality. Economic inequality varies greatly by location, so our services can help organisations to harness the power of location intelligence to tackle economic inequality, at all levels, from national to local neighbourhoods. By combining household income survey data with demographic data within GIS maps, organisations can identify the areas and populations that are most vulnerable, marginalized, or disadvantaged, and inform the allocation of resources and interventions accordingly. We would be happy to discuss how we address social value within our own organisation using EcoVardis and how we might address this specifically for your project.

Equal opportunity

To address Equal Opportunity, senior managers need to understand the spatial patterns and trends of various indicators of inequality, such as income, education, health, crime, and environmental quality. Economic inequality varies greatly by location, so our services can help organisations to harness the power of location intelligence to tackle economic inequality, at all levels, from national to local neighbourhoods. Organizations can harness the power of location intelligence to understand racial equity in communities and make more equitable decisions. At all levels, from national to local neighbourhoods, organisations can use our services to better engage communities and understand the impact of historic and present-day decisions and policies on those communities. Our services can provide insight into patterns of inequality, to clearly identify issues of racial equity and social justice, and can provide a common understanding across communities to affect positive change in support of equitable communities. We would be happy to discuss how we address social value within our own organisation using EcoVardis and how we might address this specifically for your project.

Wellbeing

To address wellbeing, senior managers need to access appropriate information to support their decision making. Their support staff need to collect, analyse, and visualise spatial data in order to provide this to them. Using our services, organisations can address all issues of health equity, including those related to mental health service provision. Organizations can harness the power of location intelligence to visualise social factors, within GIS maps, such as poverty and education levels, which are integral in understanding health disparities and allows them to identify patterns, gaps in provision and develop potential solutions and make informed commissioning decisions at all levels, from national to local neighbourhoods. We would be happy to discuss how we address social value within our own organisation using EcoVardis and how we might address this specifically for your project.

Pricing

Price
£825 to £1,550 a unit a day
Discount for educational organisations
Yes

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at sales@astuntechnology.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.