Pear Technology at the Farm Business Innovation Show 2018 [Stand 2884]
Pear Technology will be exhibiting at the Farm Business Innovation Show this week on 7th & 8th November. You can get yourself free tickets from the link below. Find us on stand 2884.
We have a range of new items to show you including the online MapShop, new GPS devices, more government datasets and a look at future developments.
Freddie Ryan and Charlie Farrington who both look after the rural sector will be at the show, accompanied by Jonathan Smith and Mark Lloyd across the two days.
We hope to see as many of our existing customers as possible as well as all other visitors who have an interest in digital mapping.
Farm Business Innovation Show 2015 – 11th & 12th November
Pear Technology are thrilled to announce that they will be exhibiting at the Farm Business & Innovation show on the 11th./12th. November at the NEC in Birmingham.
The Farm Business & Innovation shows is a large event that keeps Farmers, Land Managers, Glampers, Campers, Estate Owners and all sorts of other people up to date with the latest software, products and services that are available to help them manage their land and assets. It really is a great opportunity to explore avenues that you may have never thought of before and the whole show is an extremely well organised event. An added bonus is the number of useful and interesting seminars which are held throughout the two days which are short, punchy and topical.
Pear will be exhibiting on Stand 442 promoting our mapping software, new available datasets and various types of GPS equipment. We are excited to say that we have a specialist from Leica exhibiting with us who will be demonstrating a new range of devices that Pear will soon be selling. Pear will be introducing a new service which is our very own online ‘MapShop’ which allows customers to purchase OS MasterMap and OS VML data for a user defined area, 24 hours a day.
The show is also a great opportunity to meet some members of the Pear team. Freddie Ryan, who is managing the Farms and Estate Sector will be attending on both days along with a new colleague, Charlie Farrington, who is based down in the South West and has a strong background in the farming sector. In addition, the managing director Chris Makin, will be in attendance and is looking forward to meeting all existing and new customers.
We look forward to seeing you at the show.
Admission tickets, which are free, can be obtained by following the link below:-
http://www.eventdata.co.uk/Forms/Default.aspx?FormRef=FBIB5Visitor
Public Rights of Way data now available for the majority of the UK
Public Rights of Way data has recently become much more widely available and Pear Technology are pleased to offer the service of adding this information to your digital map.
Available on various Ordnance Survey raster tiles, Public Rights of Way information previously had to be purchased then painstakingly traced leaving some degree of inaccuracy. It can now be added to your digital map on its own layer, making it much easier to display and edit on your map. In PT-Mapper Pro, one click can tell you how long the footpath is and another can show you the route in Google Earth’s aerial view.
Subject to the data availability, we can provide you with a layer for each classification of the Public Rights of Way. These are:
- Footpaths – for walking, running or mobility vehicles.
- Bridleways – for walking, horse riding, cycling or mobility vehicles.
- Restricted Byways – for any transport without a motor and mobility vehicles.
- Byways Open to All Traffic (BOAT) – for any kind of transport, including cars but mainly used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
Landowners have responsibilities for the Rights of Way which fall on their land. Knowing where these routes are is the first step in ensuring compliance with environmental law!
Did you know?
- You are not allowed to grow crops on Public Rights of Way, although grass can be grown for hay and silage.
- Footpaths and Bridleways may not be ploughed unless they cross fields. Landowners must then supply an access route 1m – 2m wide respectively within 14 days of ploughing.
- You cannot put up gates or stiles without the local authorities permission.
If you would like Public Rights of Way information added to your map simply email info@peartechnology.co.uk or call us on 02392 499689 and we can check availability and provide a quote for the work.
RPA – Basic Payments Scheme Deadline
2016 Update: Please note RPA boundaries in a shapefile format are no longer available.
The Current Situation
With the announcement of the Basic Payment Scheme’s (BPS) withdrawal of their online mapping system, farmers are having to resort back to paper maps. Claim submission deadlines have been extended to the 15th June, 2015. However, the RPA have advised farmers to get their claims in as soon as possible to make sure guidance can be given where needed.
The RPA have been issuing more details on how farmers can claim for the BPS 2015 and have been distributing pre-populated BP5 claim forms to all registered cutomers of the Rural Payments online system.
How Pear Can help
Paper maps are fine and a lot of farmers will resort back to this traditional method but it is far too easy to create inaccuracies when using a felt tip on a paper map. PT-Mapper in comparison allows you to accurately update your farm to the nearest cm if needs be giving you realistic and reliable readings for your claims.
The RPA analyse Ordnance Survey MasterMap data, the most up to date and detailed data avaialble from the OS, to identify boundary amendments. The great benefit of our software is you can purchase the very same MasterMap data to check, identify and adjust your field boundaries to the appropriate position.
In addition to this, you can request your RPA field boundaries directly from the RPA in a ‘shapefile format’, for free. These files can then be easily imported straight into PT-Mapper showing you your field boundaries as well as any permanent ineligible features (PIF’s). From here you can edit the boundaries to follow the MasterMap data, measure distances yourself for the boundary to follow, use a handheld GPS device to plot points to map to, or link your fields to Google Earth and follow the aerial imagery.
To go one step further you can use our easy-to-use editing tools to create accurate buffer strips around your fields to calculate the exact area being farmed as well as Game Cover and grass margins.
It is time to get your field boundaries up to date and PT-Mapper is the perfect, simple and intuitive replacement to the BPS’ withdrawn system.
How to get started
- Download a trial of PT-Mapper to see how you like the system. Once you are happy, get in contact with us to purchase a full licence.
- Request your RPA shapefiles from the RPA
- Send us a plan of your farm so we can provide you with a quote for the Ordnance Survey MasterMap data required.
- Use our software to edit your field boundaries and gain precise hectarage for your farm
- Print the updated maps and fill in your BP5 form with your accurate, up to date figures and make your claim
Data sets available at Pear Technology
For more information on the Data Sets at Pear please see the links below:
PT Info- RPA Maps
PT Info- Land Registry
PT Info- Open Land Registry
PT Info- Data Sets
PT Guide- OS data F&E
Data Sets Prezi
For more information on the Data Sets at Pear please see the links below:
PT Info- RPA Maps
PT Info- Land Registry
PT Info- Open Land Registry
PT Info- Data Sets
PT Guide- OS data F&E
Farm Business Innovation and Country house Innovation Show
The Farm Business Innovation show is growing into its second year, Pear Technology will be exhibiting to share what we have been working on and what is happening in the world of mapping for rural market.
With last year’s success, the two days are expanding to incorporate the Country House Innovation show to host in one place everything innovative in the rural sector. As well as the exhibitors, there are going to be a diversity of speakers sharing the best ideas of rural development from the “Future of Diversification” to “How to grow your brand”. It promises to be a fascinating two days and best of all it is free for all to attend.
When:
Thursday 27th November 10am – 6pm
Friday 28th November 10am – 5pm
Where:
Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London, W148UX
What Pear is doing at the show
Exhibiting
We will be showing how our software and services assist rural innovation and that as well as the latest Ordnance Survey large-scale maps, there is an increasing supply of freely available Governmental map data available to take advantage of. Access to this data from Land Registry, the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Natural England, RPA is a key part of rural business management, and our products and services are designed to make this as useful as possible to you.
Seminars
We have been asked to present two seminars describing how the world of mapping and GIS is evolving for farms and estates, and the opportunities that are now at your fingertips.
Pear Technology’s Farm Business Innovation Seminar. Find out more.
Pear Technology’s Country House Innovation Seminar. Find out more.
Take a day or two out in London to experience the latest innovations taking place in the rural sector. It is going to be a great couple of days uncovering the latest ideas and opportunities available to you and your business. We look forward to seeing you there.
Getting free tickets
To get your free ticket for the show follow this link.
Links
Farm Business Innovation Show- http://www.thefarmingshow.co.uk/
FBI Seminars- http://www.thefarmingshow.co.uk/seminars/
FBI Free Tickets- https://tickets.prysmgroup.co.uk/farming/119/
Country House Innovation Show- http://www.countryhouseinnovation.co.uk/
CHI seminars- http://www.countryhouseinnovation.co.uk/speakers/
CHI Order Free Tickets- https://tickets.prysmgroup.co.uk/ctry/127/
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