GI Tech Services Distance Mmeasurement Tool is designed for use within an LEA to confidently deliver the most accurate and consistent digital measurements of home-to-school distances.
Admissions teams within LEAs and Schools face growing challenges and demands on their workload. Accurate and consistent measurement of home to school distances is an important and time-consuming part of the admissions process. LEAs and Schools face growing external pressure from parents for greater transparency over the admissions process driven by the open enrolment legislation.
Why use GI Tech Distance Measurements Services?
Accurate and Reliable
Our Distance Measurements Services is easy-to-use and delivers accurate calculations of both the shortest walking routes and as well as straight line (as the crow flies)‘crow-fly’ routes from home to school. The measurements are a based upon the latest digital maps from the Ordnance Survey and are as accurate as this underlying data will allow.down the nearest centimetre.
Experienced, Trusted and User-friendly
Our team have many years of experience working in partnership with schools and LEAs to develop effective and user-friendly IT solutions. We have a a strong understanding of the needs of our clients and aspire to deliver a tailor-made service to fit their individual requirements. The system we use is readily adaptable and we have the ability to incorporate any criteria that the school or Authority specify. Our service can be trusted and we are more than willing to adapt to the needs of the LEAs and Schools when required.
Route optimisation
Our distance measurement service can takes into account factors such as street lighting, unsafe walking routes and multiple entry points into a school. In addition, we are working on the route optimisation functions to enables greater efficiency in transport provision for children with special educational needs.