Corporate Info

Vision

To lead our industry in the creation of value for all of our stakeholder groups: clients, shareholders, business partners and employees.

Company Philosophy

By developing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with clients, Geo-Bureau is able to determine each customer's needs on a 'one to one' basis. Managing Director Lionel Slade issued the following comment on why he feels Geo-Bureau's products and services are unique. 'Applications we have produced have resulted directly from client demands. These applications have led to more efficient business operations and in turn, safer communities.'

Company Profile

Geo-Bureau offers businesses an opportunity to exploit the benefits of geographic statistics and also works with clients as consultants to provide a wide range of effective business and technology solutions. Geo-Bureau's chief products are community safety systems which benefit police forces, local authorities, regional and national government departments, utility companies, SME (small medium enterprise), and other organisations such as 'Crime Stoppers'.  Geo-Bureau is committed to academic research and is currently partially funding two full-time PhD. research posts.

History

Geo-Bureau began as a small consultancy specialising in software development and bespoke GIS application development for departments in Local Government. By recruiting consultants and experts from a variety of specialist fields the Geo-Bureau has been expanding steadily since November 2003. We can now offer a competitive, highly professional and expert service across a range of IT sectors.

Company Expertise

Our fields of expertise are available for all levels of projects spanning from the creation of a simple web-site to the development of a fully featured corporate GIS extending into all aspects of Local Government businesses.

Geo-Bureau recently moved from Innovation House, Treforest to a larger office suite capable of meeting our expansion plans.  Geo-Bureau is now at 47 Cowbridge Road, Pontyclun.  <... Click here for a map >

Profile of Key Staff

Lionel Slade BSc MSc IEng MBCS CITP
Managing Director

Whilst working as the lead developer of GPS/GIS integration projects with Local Government Lionel developed and showed a talent for high-complexity computer programming. Lionel's unique knowledge and expertise has been the result of over ten years LG experience in Highway Maintenance, Environmental, Surveying, and more recently Crime & Disorder.  During his time in LG Lionel has gained a rare and varied experience across most aspects of Local Government.

In November 2003, Lionel left Local Government to establish Geo-Bureau, since this time he has been expanding this business whilst also studying for a PhD. in Computer Science at the University of Glamorgan. Lionel is a Chartered Information Technology Professional and a registered Incorporated Engineer with British Engineering Council he has a degree in Civil Engieering and Master of Science degree in GIS.

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Prof George Taylor BSc Cert Ed PhD. CEng MBCS CITP
Non-Executive Director

Professor George Taylor is Research Coordinator for the School of Computing and is leader of the GIS Research Centre in the School. His current research interests focus on the integration of Geographical Information Systems with satellite navigation systems, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS). Professor Taylor was formerly a Royal Society Industry Fellow, a lecturer in the Department of Geomatics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Professor Taylor has 20 years of research experience, with over 100 academic publications and numerous funded industrial collaborative research projects.

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