Europa Technologies delivers resources
to help combat COVID-19 pandemic

PRESS RELEASE – 7 April 2020 (World Health Day)

During these unprecedented and uncertain times, it is important for all types of organisation, whatever their size, to do what they can in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On World Health Day (the anniversary of the creation of the World Health Organisation), Europa Technologies has released free products and services to any organisation at the forefront of the relief effort.

viaEuropa is the award-winning hosted map and API platform from Europa Technologies. It delivers high quality, fully maintained, digital maps and location data directly to web applications, desktop GIS and mobile apps. The service includes access to Ordnance Survey premium data under the OS Mapping for Emergencies Programme. viaEuropa will be made available to qualifying organisations free of service fees and OS licence fees until 30 Sept 2020.

Europa Technologies is also making its renowned global map data available to organisations tracking the pandemic on an international basis.

Company founder and director Warren Vick said, “Location intelligence is a powerful resource in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. We are pleased to be in a position to contribute to the relief effort, by offering our viaEuropa service supported by Ordnance Survey’s Mapping for Emergencies Programme, as well as our own global data.”

Details of the COVID-19 resources can be found at:
https://www.europa.uk.com/covid-19/

About Europa Technologies

Founded in 1990, Europa Technologies is an award-winning pioneer of location intelligence solutions for a variety of market sectors. Our capabilities allow organisations to better understand their customers, assets and environment, in a geographic context, thereby gaining a competitive or strategic advantage.

As a trusted advisor, our products and services are used by Fortune Global 500 companies, governments and missions of the United Nations. The company has global licence agreements with several leading Internet-based service providers. Through deployment via Google Earth and Google Maps alone, our world data products have been seen by over one billion people, approximately 1 in 7 of the world’s entire population.

Our mission is captured by our hallmark: “Success, located”.

Contact

Please direct media enquiries to:
Louise Dowdeswell
Marketing & Communications Manager
 ldowdeswell@europa.uk.com
+44 (0)1932 64 55 55 x206