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May 2014
Uz Consulting International Company Profile
UZ CONSULTING
INTERNATIONAL COMPANY PROFILE
“We are here” for customer satisfaction built on efficient solutions!
http://www.uzconsulting.com
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“We are here” for customer satisfaction built on efficient solutions!
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Introduction
Information is an inevitable part of our daily lives. Accessing the most up-to-date, accurate and
meaningful information is very important for both individuals and organizations.
In the current era where we are surrounded by a plethora of information resources, information is
more public and accessible.
“Information Systems”, which is a context that involves systems that communicate information and
that depend on the information, have entered our lives, especially after the recent advances in
software and hardware technologies.
“Information Systems” are more meaningful with the other integrated systems and provide more
efficient solutions for the end users of both individuals and enterprises. Having different systems
integrated and running as a whole, users need the capability to use them. As a natural result of this
fact, corporations seek users with this experience and capability. At this point, Uz Consulting
International applies years of experience, defines all processes and executes them in order to have
the systems work in harmony. In addition to that, a user’s interaction and decisions are always
supported through the friendly interface so that highly skilled or talented users will not be required
for daily operations or other routine tasks. Although “systems integration” is a rather old concept,
it’s gaining more attention and meaning through the developed and interoperable technologies.
Geographical Information Systems, nowadays, evolves in parallel to the developments in
information technology. All the information that we have is now enriched with geographical
attributes. This has yielded new application areas. Some of the most strategic application areas of
this combination (information systems powered by geographical information) are: the
shortest/quickest access to an incident location; security and safety analysis of an incident location
(such as other important places around this location), finding the closest and the most appropriate
unit to dispatch, interoperation of multiple departments (such as security and health) through a
centralized database, using incident records in further analysis for planning, incident analysis or case
studies, legal purposes, measuring and tracking the efficiency of units, and so on. GIS, integrated
with e-government applications are very important for further planning, analysis and decision
support systems.
We, Uz Consulting International, are here to help you use information systems efficiently in your
organization. This will result in your satisfaction built on efficient solutions.
Best wishes,
Uz Consulting International
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About Uz
Uz Consulting International or UCI in short, was founded in 2009 by an experienced team. UCI has its
vision and is determined to achieve its vision and aims.
UCI was founded as a systems integration company to take active roles in systems integration and
information systems projects.
Our mission is to become a major player in information systems and systems integration projects,
which are our primary fields of expertise. Our main focus will be on geographical information
systems and other web-based or intranet-based projects, such as business process automation, web-
based enterprise resource planning and others. We aim to apply our expertise in present and future
projects. Our consultancy services cover all phases in the project management process, such as team
formation, project planning and management, testing and delivery.
In addition to systems integration projects, UCI also provides software development services
according to specific needs of a customer.
Our vision is to involve our clients in all stages of the project execution. We completely convey the
knowledge and expertise to our clients to provide usable and useful systems. Within this context, we
don’t use “customer satisfaction” as a cliché, but as the basis of our services. Just like in the other
fields we cover, UCI also aims to bring new concepts in “customer satisfaction” by supporting it with
efficient solutions. “Customer satisfaction built on efficient solutions” is our foundation.
Our primary territory of operations includes Turkey, Middle East, and Turkic Republics. In our next
phase of development, we plan to grow in European Union and North Africa.
Our value is, of course, our people. We can always provide an alternative to the other components
of a working system. However, the human factor is the most important gear in the system and it is
almost impossible to replace team members easily. UCI is aware of the value of the investment in
people.
UCI aims to be a major systems integration and information system consultancy firm in the region by
“providing customer satisfaction built on efficient solutions”.
As a company who adapts to new technologies immediately, we cordially invite you to visit our web
site to stay informed of new services as we introduce them. Our web presence is at:
http://www.uzconsulting.com
The most recent version of this document can be obtained from
http://www.uzconsulting.com/profile
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Services
As summarized before, UCI is a company which focuses on information systems consultancy and
education services. We primarily provide the services below. Details of these services are explained
later on in this document.
Custom Software Development
o Desktop applications
o Web-based applications
o Mobile applications/Applications for mobile devices
Geographical Information Systems
Systems Integration
Information Systems Consultancy
Education Services
Sample Projects
Parallel to UCI activities and fields of expertise, UCI continues to operate on different fields. The list
of projects that UCI played a role is given below. The list includes projects that we have either
managed or directly worked in. Details are given later.
1. (SA) Planning Support System Software Development for Al-Madinah Development
Authority
2. (SA) Business Process Analysis and Automated Task Management System for Al-Madinah
Development Authority
3. (TR) Web-based GIS implementation and integration with ERP/CRM for Gungoren
Municipality of Istanbul.
4. (TR) GIS Consultancy Services for Deloitte for Electricity Distribution Network in 7 cities.
5. (TR) Development of Warehouse and Inventory Management Systems, Hotel Management
Systems for Turkish Armed Forces.
6. (SA) Strategic GIS Consultancy Services for Al-Madinah Development Authority.
7. (SA) Consultancy Services provided to Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
8. (TR) Development of an integrated distance learning web site serving to 4500 students.
9. (TR) Integration of 360-video images with various desktop GIS applications.
10. (TR) Integration of 360-video images with various web-based GIS applications.
11. (SA) Project Management and Software Development Services for Water and Sewage
Distribution Lines and Meter Surveying Projects in Riyadh and Jeddah Cities.
12. (SA) Consultancy services for establishing a geographical information system centre at a
Ministry.
13. (SA) Coastal Planning Information Systems, software development activities.
14. (SA) First web-based geographical information systems implementation (software) for King
Saud University.
15. (SA) Application of new/latest technology for the Ministry of Higher Education in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for web-based geographical information system.
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16. (SA) Establishing Emergency Incident Management System from scratch at the Ministry of
Interior, all tasks including but not limited to project management, software development,
providing hardware and software and systems integration services, vehicle tracking systems,
providing web-based and remote computer communication services.
17. (SA) City planning systems for municipalities.
Fields of Activities
UCI is specialized in software development and related services. Our main target is to be among the
major software development firms and major outsourcing partner for companies all over the world.
UCI has been founded to be a software development and systems integration company.
Within this context, we are currently working as “software development” departments of the other
companies who want to focus on their primary activities and they leave software development parts
to UCI. Under different business models, the idea works just perfect.
Having software development department outsourced has of course advantages. First advantage is
that companies who outsource their software development activities can focus more on their
primary activities, rather than allocating some other resources (time, people and hardware). Second,
they need to invest in software development, have to develop software development culture in the
company. In most cases, software development efforts start with specific needs of organizations. At
the end of these efforts, even if the project is successful, time of software development team gets
underutilized – unless the product is going to be published and made available for public. Therefore,
only a team for support and modifications are required. The project may go unfeasible. For some
several other cases, the project does not succeed. Having your software outsourcing work is
cheaper, easier, requires less investment than you may think and worries for the future of software
development team will be reduced. It’s a win-win situation, indeed.
Software Development
Because of the recent changes in software development there are many tools available that would
help software developers create cost effective solutions for their customers. For a specific business
field, you can find various software products. Although these products are very well engineered to
accommodate most of the expected functionality, corporate users in particular still need its own
software developed. This is where UCI comes in.
It is evident that the first step is to analyse requirements, identify all of them and prioritize. At this
stage, existing systems and investments must be carefully analysed in order not to waste any
investment. The design will be based on the established requirements and implementation will be
according to priority.
The client will play a very important role during the whole process, from analysis to test, design to
development. This guarantees the system will be developed according to user’s needs and the
customer acceptance of the system is increased.
What will UCI do for you in this process?
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1. All of your requirements will be analysed and documented properly. This sounds cliché, but
it is the standard and a very important step in the process.
2. Your requirements will be categorized. Because we know that while some of your
requirements can be implemented later on, some of them are probably very urgent and
must be implemented immediately. Therefore, all requirements will be prioritized.
3. Implementation will be planned according to this prioritization.
4. Design will be performed according to the broadest scope that you have so that later
modifications will be easier and cheaper.
5. If there is an application being developed, all forms and screens and flow between forms will
be refined with your input.
6. All deliverables, including the software applications, will be documented perfectly.
7. Training will be delivered for the software applications.
8. According to the nature and complexity of the software application or applications installed,
support will be provided for 1-week to 1-year at your premises and when you are in trouble;
we will be THERE!
Desktop Applications
Although the web dominates the current software industry, there is still a lot of need for desktop
applications. Despite common understanding, desktop applications can also communicate with web
servers and can still update web-based information.
All software applications, including desktop applications, which we develop, are provided with 1 to 3
years of warranty against bugs and are provided with full documentation.
Web-based (Internet/Intranet) Applications
The Internet is the primary medium of business and operation for most companies. Although it is the
easiest way to do business, to communicate and to publish, it still needs some improvement,
especially for the security and safety of commercially confidential information.
Our web technology team is ready to help you automate your corporate operations, sales tracking,
group communications, and even vehicle tracking through web applications.
Software developed for the Internet can be easily configured to run on the Intranet (local area
network of the interconnected PCs in an organization).
Mobile Applications
It is a rather new but booming field of applications – mobile phones and PDAs. UCI is committed to
following all new technologies and developments in the field of IT. Therefore, a new division of UCI is
dealing with mobile applications where small mapping and routing applications are being
implemented.
These applications can serve many purposes, such as sales force management, technical support or
support automation and management, tracking emails and tasks, delivery planning and vehicle
routing, and many others.
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Internet access on mobile networks is faster and more widely available than ever before; hence,
mobile applications are gaining more attention and in the near future will be easier to integrate with
the enterprise work flow and enterprise processes. In other words, you will be able to carry your
office wherever you go, and mobile versions of your corporate applications will make all documents
available for your business.
Samples of SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT services that UCI can provide for you
Comprehensive software development services including the analysis and design to
development and testing
Desktop and web-based applications for your organization
Software development services as an added value for your products; for example a mobile
application that will be used on your mobile device
Software development services for your projects, for example developing software
applications required as part of your geographical information system project or your
mapping project that will make your tasks and services easier; at the same time these
applications can be later used by your client
Full system development for your organization or for your organization’s customers
Training on the developed software
Full documentation of the services and the software
Samples of Recent SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT services provided by UCI
Warehouse and Inventory Management Systems, Hotel Management Systems
ERP Application, Web-based Software
Management and registry of all items in the inventory with all operational requirements,
including, but not limited to
o new definitions
o complete request and procurement workflows
o vendor management
Inventory and warehouse physical check and counting
Barcode reading and integration
Special focus on fixed assets
Full integration with other modules, such as accounting, production, sales, reporting, etc.
Hotel and rooms management
Reservation, advanced check-in and check-out functions with full details, tailored to
customer’s requirements
Comprehensive view of an accommodation facility, including status of rooms, floors, guests,
staff, consumables, etc.
Comprehensive pricing scheme management, including defined terms, etc.
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Parks and Gardens Analysis Software
GIS Application, Desktop Software
Allows queries to be executed by users on Parks and Gardens
City-, District- and Park-based queries
Queries can be combined to achieve complex analysis results
Customizable report output format
Export results as Microsoft ® Word®, .CSV file or as map output for different paper types and
orientations
360-degree panoramic video viewer, integrated with GIS platforms
GIS Application, Desktop Software
Play video files and display current frame’s coordinates on the map simultaneously.
Play by loading a video file or play by clicking on the map.
Increased or decreased video quality, different views (spherical, panoramic, dome, all-
cameras, etc),
Instant display of current angle of sight on the map to help user identify and interpret
features that s/he is looking at
Display current coordinates at different formats (DMS, DD).
Fast-forward or rewind, skipping a number of frames
Live calculation of actual number of frames displayed to help user select the best speed for
display
Save current frame as JPG or PNG in different sizes
Shortcuts for easier use, especially for camera controls (look up, down, left, right, etc)
Complete integration with ArcGIS and other GIS platforms
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On-the-fly projection of video coordinates for correct display on the map
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Data extraction and batch processing system for 360-degree video recordings
Desktop Software, GIS-related
Extract video recording information as shape file or X,Y, Z format to be able to use it on
different GIS platforms
Resample video frames so low number of frames can be extracted to reduce file size, etc.
Process huge number of files which makes processing of video files easier
Ability to interpolate GPS coordinates for refined display on GIS platforms
Statistical analysis of spatial data, working as a standalone application and includes GIS
support
GIS Application, Desktop Software
Thematic map production and printing
Regional (Gulf Countries) data analysis for security data
Different options and reporting capabilities
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UzAssistant
Desktop Software, ERP, Document Management System, HR and Payroll Management
Targeted for Saudi Arabia market
Complete employee management
with basic financial capabilities
Alerts – unique functionality of
UzAssistant
o Expiration alerts (warnings)
that can be customized by
user to receive before a
specified number of days, say
3 days before the expiration
o Overdue alerts for expired
actions
Alerts provided for
o Employee visa expiration
o Employee passport expiration
o Employee iqame expiration
o Employee vacation and return
o Assets return, maintenance,
period maintenance
o Vehicles maintenance,
periodic maintenance,
insurance expiration
Employee identification information
including
o Personal information (name,
address, telephone, picture,
etc)
o Contractual information
(contract renewal, notice
period, etc)
o Dependents information
(name, telephone, etc)
o Visa information (visa type)
and expiration and renewal
date
o Passport and expiration date
o Work permit expiration and
renewal date
o Driving license type,
expiration and renewal date
o Vacations
o Tickets issued, including
dependents
Assets information
o Identification information
o Maintenance track record
o Lending and returning
procedures
Vehicle information
o Identification
o Maintenance track record
o Insurance
o Lending and returning
procedures
Financial Module
o Accounts payable
o Cheques to be prepared
o Basic payment reports
User Administration
o Create and delete users
o Create and assign different
user levels
o Assign forms to specific user
levels
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Distance Learning Portal prepared to provide service for more than 4000 users
Web-based Application, e-Learning, Moodle
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Web-based Project Management Portal used by private companies
Web-based Application, Project Management Portal
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Web-based 360-degree panoramic video viewer, integrated with several GIS platforms
Web-based Application, GIS software
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Web-based GIS Application Prototype for Didim Municipality
Web-based Application, GIS software
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Web-based Questionnaire Compilation
Web-based Application, Google Maps, Adobe Flex
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PDA Applications for Data Collection
Mobile Application, Attribute and Data Collection
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Geographical Information Systems
Geographical Information Systems can assist businessmen to municipalities, an average computer
user to a technician who executes complex spatial analysis for decision support systems. The variety
of users complicates implementation and application of GIS. Naturally, GIS is a multidisciplinary
concept. Multiple disciplines must be applied together to achieve integrated information systems.
The multidisciplinary nature of GIS results in a diversity of fields where GIS is applicable. Production
of digital maps related to a specific “place” enables us to provide “smart” responses to queries
related to this “place.” In other words, production of spatial data about a place helps us determine
spatial relationship among the other entities in the same place; for example, measuring the distance
between these entities accurately. Furthermore, incidents around that specific place can be
interpreted and according to the results of analyses, forecasting and planning can be performed
more precisely. GIS and its components enable all of these functions.
As you may have already noticed, all of the functionality depends on the data. Therefore, we can
achieve correct results if and only if the data is accurate and correct. In order to have correct data,
we have to collect and survey it right, process it precisely and present it as wanted. If the data is not
collected properly, it is nothing more than a bunch of useless bytes. If not processed properly,
spatial data is totally useless; it must be adjusted according to the application that will use it.
UCI steps in at this critical point and starts from the beginning by analysing required data to be
collected. Modification of data for better and easier use, different functions for different user levels
and similar tasks which require experience will be performed by UCI. In addition to these, UCI
supports you through the whole project – from the concept to the final delivery with its experience
and know-how. During the operation, UCI will always be with you for technical and other kinds of
support. Providing support is a vital component of our business approach.
UCI is also providing field surveying services to its clients through its partners. Complete project
management, follow up and quality control processes are performed by UCI in order to make sure
that we deliver the right solution.
Case Study: Municipalities
Municipalities and similar government organizations need GIS more than other clients and they are
easier to provide with GIS solutions than most. Municipalities always work on spatial data and
geographical attributes of the areas for which they are responsible. Municipalities are closer to the
public and therefore probably need to be more proactive than other government bodies.
There are various fields where GIS is applicable in the context of municipalities. In addition to
regional and city planning tasks, business process modelling, presenting local information to the
residents, establishing the infrastructure for touristic, cultural and other social activities,
establishment of a smart geographical information system about the whole city to provide users
with functions like finding the nearest pharmacy, address queries at the street level, and so on.
The following are samples of applications that can be provided to municipalities.
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Modelling the change in the city between dates (number of new establishments, direction of
expansion/contraction of municipal boundaries, etc.)
Public awareness of the information related to the city.
Increasing residents’ awareness of the city by providing an integrated geographical
information system
Providing a new method of promotion of new developments in the city, supported by the
place of development and other applications, such as live video streaming, etc.
Management of the municipality’s fleet of vehicles through an integrated vehicle tracking
system so that misuse, diversions from the planned route can be detected or better routing
alternatives can be suggested.
Intelligent transportation solutions can be built on top of an established geographical
information system and as a result traffic flow can be controlled and commanded from the
centre.
Building command and control centre at the municipal building to monitor, command and
control all integrated municipal systems.
Case Study: Incident Management/Emergency Response Systems/Emergency Aid for
Healthcare
Disaster management, crisis management, emergency response, incident management and other
terminologies aim to address a single issue: helping people when they are in trouble. Therefore, we
prefer giving them a single name: Incident Management. This term is applicable to:
1. People who have health problems and who need immediate attention
2. People who are involved in a traffic accident
3. People who are caught by fire
4. People who need to be rescued from flooding, earthquake, snow storm, sand storm, hill,
lake, mountain, river or who are lost in their way
5. People who are involved in some or all of the above
Incident management systems are very important in our daily lives. They must be operated on 7/24
basis and they have to respond quickly. In addition, all procedures must be well defined so that
whoever is attending the incident would follow the same steps to help people get rid of their
unfortunate situation.
Incident management systems have different components. The most important components and
their explanations are summarized below.
Human – the most critical aspect of the system. The system is designed for humans and is
operated by humans. This makes it complicated and smarter – and error-prone,
unfortunately. Therefore, the whole system must be designed in a way that reduces the
potential errors before they happen.
Incident Registry – all incident details are registered in the database and they can be queried
by date, time, person, name, keywords, etc. This helps analysing the current incident.
GIS – the authorities must be able to pin point the location of the incident with the help of
the descriptions of victims, or by the phone number, or some other information. Not only
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pinpointing the location, but also finding the shortest and the quickest way to reach the
incident location are very important. In addition, GIS will help locating the best suitable
resource for the type of incident – for example, if this is a big accident, ambulance and fire
brigades, or civil defence may be required.
Vehicle tracking systems makes all the mobile and stationary units be visible to the system.
The system must be integrated so that the incident is handled properly by the most proper
agencies. All of the nearest and best available resources can be directed to the incident
location. Here,
o Incident management system finds the proper agency, equipment and materials.
o GIS finds the most suitable units according to their locations. For example, some of
them might be already patrolling around the incident location and these units can be
directed to the new incident if they possess the right equipment.
o Vehicle tracking system assists GIS to access locations of the mobile units.
o Mobile units will be notified by the navigation devices or radio. They can be tracked
en route to make sure that they reach the incident location properly.
The incident management system can be monitored and all actions of the officers can be
tracked real time at the command and control centre. Therefore, command and control
centre must be designed very carefully. There are a lot of aspects that affect the design of a
command and control centre. The figure below shows a sample command and control
centre design by UCI.
UCI can provide, install, integrate, operate and training for the all systems listed above.
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Samples of GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM services that UCI can provide for you
UCI is an authorized reseller of ESRI and therefore is authorized to sell all products in ArcGIS
product family.
GIS Centre Design
Customized applications
Command and control centre design, implementation and integration that uses GIS and
other systems to help public safety, security and emergency handling (incident
management)
Location based services
Planning information systems
Cadastre Information Systems
Web-based mapping and geographical information systems
Training on the developed software
Full documentation of the services and the software
Field Surveying and Geomatics Engineering Activities
Samples of Recent GIS services provided by UCI
Enterprise GIS Centre (Municipal, at the Ministry Level)
Participate in preparing and delivering of the technical and financial specifications, reports,
presentations, designs, RFPs, questionnaires, and all related issues concerning the project.
Participate in preparing and delivering the technical and financial specifications of database
design of Enterprise GIS Centre.
Participate in preparing and delivering the technical and financial specifications of RFP of
Enterprise GIS Centre.
Participate in preparing the technical presentations and workshop for Enterprise GIS Centre.
GIS Centre Design and Establishment
Turn-key GIS Centre Establishment has various activities in different fields. The client just
specifies his/her requirements, and these requirements are refined through several
presentations and brain storming sessions.
Analyse and identify requirements of the GIS Centre, in terms seating capacity, different
roles, functions of the centre, logistic requirements, infrastructure requirements, etc.
Prepare conceptual and 3D, near-realistic designs for customer approval, change designs
according to actual physical space provided or instructions of the client.
Contact with required vendors for different components of the GIS Centre, procure required
hardware, software, furniture, establish infrastructure and integrate all systems.
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GIS Software Development Services
Please refer to Software Development Section of this document.
GIS Data Services
Analysis of existing spatial data
Editing and digitizing services
Creation of special-purpose data. For example,
o Road network for navigation data
o Utility network for network analysis
o 3D data for planning or illustration purposes
o Tabular data for decision support systems
Preparation, refinement and performing data migration, acquisition and maintenance
frameworks and workflows
Fully documented geodatabase
o Data dictionary and data catalogue preparation at the enterprise level
o Illustrations and documentation of tables, relationships, stereotypes, domains and
all other specific information related with geodatabase
Preparation of cartographic and thematic map templates
Consultancy Services for Private Companies
GIS database and geo-information data structure design
GIS Centre Design, including roles and responsibilities
GIS Project Management, Team Formation
GIS Roadmap Planning
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Systems Integration
The latest developments in the computer and associated industry resulted in very well developed
and prepared systems which are available at affordable prices. Therefore, clients often request COTS
systems to be supplied. It is quite difficult, if not impossible, to match all the needs of clients. COTS
systems are proven, error-free or at least fault-tolerant; however they were built for generic
purposes. Furthermore, in any size of IT project, you may find different COTS systems required.
Supplying different systems for the different parts of a project cannot work unless you make them
communicate with each other. In other words, all the COTS systems you acquire will be totally
useless if you don’t integrate and make them work together. Here’s where UCI comes into the
picture. With years of multidiscipline project expertise, UCI will help you make the most of your
investment. Not only computer hardware and software, but also internetworking, performance
optimization, testing and documentation are the key parameters addressed by UCI during systems
integration.
The following summarizes our services in this regard:
1. Analysing, evaluating and reporting candidate systems that you wish to purchase. Reporting
includes the compatibility degrees of the new system components; partial compatibility and
full compatibility will be reported. Incompatible parts will be reported as well. Possible
modifications will be listed, and the best suitable among the candidate systems will be
suggested.
2. Integration of new systems will be planned and the whole process will be defined so that the
integration will be flawless.
3. If a new system or systems are to be established or acquired, requirements of your
organization will be listed, compatible systems will be selected and upon your approval,
systems will be purchased, installed, and a turn-key solution will be provided to you. All the
technical responsibility will be on us and you will simply (and virtually) “turn the key” to start
working.
Case Study:
1) As “SeekingASolution Group LLC.”, you are seeking for Vehicle Tracking Systems and
Accounting Software. You already have a geographical information system in place. At UCI,
we analyse your existing GIS and based on our findings, we locate the best Vehicle Tracking
System to serve as many of your needs as possible while staying within your budget and at
maximum warranty period. At the same time, we look for the accounting system software
through other firms that we are in touch with, because accounting software is not our
primary field of expertise. Our findings will result in a report that suggests all the possible
alternatives. After your acquisition, we develop a small software application that retrieves
the results of the vehicle tracking system and transfers it to the accounting software as per
your approval. We also provide you with full support during the usage of this program. In the
end, you have a new vehicle tracking system and new accounting software, which are fully
integrated with your existing geographical information system.
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2) “SeekingASolution Group LLC.” is extremely happy with the system integration performed as
explained above. Costs are being tracked better, minimized and future planning results are
better. The company has grown more than expected and it seeks a transition to Enterprise
Resource Planning. This is a very important and sensitive process that may be long lasting.
UCI is still here during this process. First of all, existing workflows will be modelled,
components of each step will be identified, new software systems will be installed and
training will be delivered. At the same time, the customer should never or minimally notice
“the big change.” Full support from “SeekingASolution Group LLC” executives and
employees, developing small software applications for a smoother integration, customizing
new forms according to new standards of the company will be performed by UCI.
“SeekingASolution Group LLC” will utilize the benefits at the maximum while feeling the
pains of transition at the minimum. Customer’s satisfaction built on efficient solution
remains the signature of UCI.
Samples of SYSTEMS INTEGRATION services that UCI can provide for you
Analysis of your existing systems, assessment of your current systems
Developing small software applications that will help you integrate your existing systems
Providing turn-key IT solutions where you don’t (need to) have expertise or you have never
implemented before, selecting the best solutions, implementing them for you, training your
users, and supporting your organization until your organization reaches a certain experience
level
Transition planning for migration of your existing data to a new platform, training your users
and handing over your system to its actual users
Full documentation of the services and modifications during the integration
Samples of Recent Systems Integration services provided by UCI
Integration of different distance learning systems as one seamlessly integrated system. The
system is developed for one of our clients and it is now capable of providing distance
learning system to more than 4500 students.
Integration of different IT systems in a command and control centre where UCI members
have taken part in management and technical supervision. Command and Control Centre
establishment needs special expertise which UCI has.
Information Systems Consultancy
Being in the business for many years, we are ready to share our expertise, ready to transfer our
knowledge to help the community develop, and ready to help people do a better and more effective
business.
Before you fall into trouble, before you are faced with problems, even before you buy any hardware,
contact us for consultation – many of the hardware systems are capable to run almost all software,
but we know of a few which can give you a lot of problems and therefore can increase costs.
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Looking at a solution from a broader angle, foreseeing possible problems and preparing solutions for
them, selecting the method of implementation, and finally handing over your system requires
expertise – that UCI has.
Please note that information systems are usually composed of multiple subsystems and each
subsystem requires a different specialization.
Training
UCI also provides training on information systems and project management.
1. Project Management: Training according to PMI standards.
2. GIS Training: Provided as basic and advanced. There are two types of training available:
a. No platform required, general geographical information systems knowledge will be
transferred. The main purpose is to establish the general understanding of
geographical information systems. After completing this course, the user will be able
to evaluate and select its own GIS platform.
b. On a specific platform, specialization on specific software is the target. This group of
users will be capable of performing operations professionally on that software.
3. Information Systems Training
a. Operating System Training
b. Microsoft Office Software Training
c. Basic computer usage training
Our training programs are regularly reviewed and restructured according to the latest technologies
and demands. In order to obtain up-to-date information about our training programs, please contact
Uz at [email protected].
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Organizations that we proudly work/have worked with
Al-Madinah Development Authority
UCI is providing GIS Strategy consultancy services for Madinah Development Authorithy. GIS Strategy of the Authority has been developed in partnership with UCI and UCI has been selected for developing implementation plans, monitoring activities, and other necessary tasks.
Anka IT & Consulting
UCI provides business development and consultancy services for Saudi Arabia and the region.
AnkaGeo
UCI is the solution provider for developing GIS applications, integration of panoramic video with various GIS platforms and other software development services
Baskent University Ozel Ayseabla Okullari
UCI provides Consulting and web-portal development services for Baskent University, Ozel Ayseabla Okullari (Private Ayseabla Schools)
Dar Al-Riyadh UCI provided GIS and IT consultancy services for Dar Al-Riyadh.
Deloitte UCI provides GIS consultancy services for Deloitte, one of the most reputed consultancy companies in the world.
Elisa Electronic Ltd.
UCI is solution partner for developing distance learning platform that will serve to more than 10,000 students. Primary role of UCI is to provide software development and support services.
EPOK Consulting International
EPOK provides surveying services for UCI’s GIS projects and EPOK has international partnership with UCI in Turkey and Saudi Arabia Operations.
Gate Electronic, Inc.
UCI is providing software development consultancy services for Gate. Gate Elektronic, Inc. provides services in the field of electronics, depot level maintenance of military / industrial systems, engineering work, software development and electronic manufacturing.
Geographic Technology Trading
UCI is providing software development and GIS services for GTT. GTT operates in Saudi Arabia and in the region and well-known especially in the Holy Cities of Makkah and Madinah. GTT is one of the local partners of UCI’s Saudi Arabia Operations, in the Western Region, particularly in the Holy Cities.
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GSAREH, LLC.
GSAREH (Geospatial Applied Research Experts House) is a US-based, pioneering company in geospatial research, analysis, design and training. UCI complements their services with application development and GIS.
Gungoren Municipality, Istanbul
UCI has developed web-based GIS for the municipality, GIS-based parks and gardens automation systems, projects management systems.
Islem GIS/ESRI Turkey
UCI is an agent of Islem GIS for distributing and selling ESRI ArcGIS Products and Training
SECON Pvt. Ltd.
SECON and UCI have signed an MOU for joint operations in GIS and other fields in the Middle East Region. SECON supports UCI for all GIS-related activities and UCI provides consultancy and business development services to SECON.
STIT Co. UCI provided project management, software development and mentoring services for STIT.
Synoptic
UCI provides consultancy services to Synoptic for e-government, GIS and software development services on Microsoft Platform. Synoptic is one of the local partners of UCI’s Saudi Arabia Operations, in the Central and Eastern Region Operations.
Talal Adham & Partners, Co.
UCI provides GIS and software development services. Talal Adham & Partners, Co. is one of the local partners of UCI’s Saudi Arabia Operations, in the Western Region.
The list above is in the alphabetical order of the names of organizations.
Please visit us on the web to see the updated list of other companies that we have worked/are
working with.
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Reference Projects
# Project Name UCI Participation
Status Related Services Technologies
1 Development of Planning Support System for Al-Madinah Development Authority
Subcontractor In progress Development of 11 different modules in the context of planning support system, such as impact assessment, situation analysis, workflow management, contractor portal, etc.
Migration of existing data into new geodatabase
Training
Development of specialized application for touch tables
ArcGIS (Server) Planning Information Systems Workflow Management .Net Telerik
2 Business Process Analysis and Automated Task Management System for Al-Madinah Development Authority
Contractor In Progress Analysis of all GIS-related business processes
Integration of business processes with GIS tasks
Involving GIS to enhance/improve the efficiency of the other departments operations
GIS Business processes Workflow management Task management and automation .Net Telerik
3 Consultancy Services for Madinah City Development Authority AL-MADINAH/SAUDI ARABIA
Contractor In progress Supervision of MDA GIS Strategy
Strategic planning
Process optimization
Task management
GIS Geodatabase Enterprise GIS
4 GIS for Electricity Distribution Companies in Bursa, Sivas, Istanbul, Antalya
Subcontractor In progress GIS Services Consultancy (Utility Services)
Technical Specifications of Required Services
Auditing and Testing Services
GIS Geodatabase Utility GIS IT Data Centre Various Database Tech.
5 GIS-based Parks and Gardens Automation Project and Projects Monitoring System
Subcontractor Completed GIS Application development
Desktop-based application, using published ArcGIS Services (using the outputs of a previously completed project)
GIS ArcGIS (Server) Oracle .Net
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# Project Name UCI Participation
Status Related Services Technologies
6 Web-based GIS and Thematic Map Application Subcontractor Completed Web-based GIS application development
GIS Web-services for the other municipal applications, such as citizen requests, etc.
Systems integration with the other municipal systems, such as complaints, etc.
Training
GIS Geodatabase Municipality GIS ArcGIS (Server) Oracle Silverlight JavaScript
7 ERP Systems Development ANKARA/TURKEY
Subcontractor Completed Software Development Java ExtJS Hibernate Oracle Spring
8 Consultancy Services for Madinah City Development Authority AL-MADINAH/SAUDI ARABIA
Consultant Completed GIS Services Consultancy
IT Infrastructure Design
Strategic Planning
Supervising and Monitoring activities
ArcGIS Geodatabase IT Data Centre Oracle Silverlight
9 Consultancy Services for Development of Consolidated GIS Centre at Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs RIYADH/SAUDI ARABIA
Member of Technical Committee
Completed Software Development
GIS Services Consultancy
IT Infrastructure Design
ArcGIS Geodatabase IT Data Centre SQL Server & Oracle Microsoft .Net
10 Software Development and Customization for Distance Learning and e-learning Systems ANKARA/TURKEY
Solution Partner Local Partner: Elisa Ltd.
Completed Software Development PHP, MySQL and SCORM, Moodle
11 GIS Integration of geo-videos through web and desktop applications ISTANBUL/TURKEY
Contractor Completed Software Development
GIS Integration
ArcGIS Adobe Flex Video Processing
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# Project Name UCI Participation
Status Related Services Technologies
12 National Water Company GIS Project - RIYADH/SAUDI ARABIA
Consultant and Project Partner Local partner: STIT
Completed Software Development
GIS Services Consultancy
Project Management
ArcGIS Geodatabase RTK and CORS
13 A Large Private Enterprise - RIYADH/SAUDI ARABIA
Contractor Local partner: STIT
Completed Analysis and study of the underlying geographical data
Preparation of the schema for the geodatabase
Sample application on Oracle MapViewer
Defining integration rules for the ERP and other departments
Preparation of the strategic view for the GIS section
ArcGIS Oracle Oracle Application Server
14 Analysis of Criminal Patterns through GIS RIYADH/SAUDI ARABIA
Contractor Completed GIS Services
Software Development
ArcGIS Microsoft .Net
15 LIS Prototype for Deeds Management RIYADH/SAUDI ARABIA
Contractor Completed GIS Services
Software Development
ArcGIS Microsoft .Net
16 Others (RIYADH/SAUDI ARABIA) - Coastal Planning Information Systems - Land Information Systems - Strategic GIS Project - Emergency Management Systems
(design and development of distributed E911 system)
Either managed or has taken technical responsibilities
Completed Project Management
GIS Services
Software Development
Data digitization
Satellite Image Processing
Vehicle Tracking
Enterprise GIS Distributed GIS GIS for Analysis and Decision Support Systems ArcGIS (ArcIMS, ArcGIS server, etc.) Microsoft .Net