IMGS News
Team Day Out in Dublin
Recently, the IMGS and DataBuilders team headed into Dublin City Centre for a fun Friday day out. We braved the damp weather and embarked on a city-centre scavenger hunt that put our collaboration and problem-solving skills to the test.
A few welcoming pitstops along the route provided the perfect opportunity to recharge and share a few laughs before concluding the morning’s activities with a well-earned lunch at Davy Byrnes.
It was a fantastic day that reminded us how valuable it is to connect outside the office, strengthen our teamwork, and simply enjoy each other’s company. Here’s to many more days like this!
Cuppa for Rehab
Kickstarting the day with coffee and a cause!
DataBuilders recently hosted a Cuppa for Rehab coffee morning, raising €415 for the Rehab Group. The event brought the team together for a fun fundraiser, supporting people with disabilities while enjoying fresh coffee and delicious muffins.
A big thank-you to everyone who participated, donated, or helped organise the event. as your support made this fundraiser a great success.
You can learn more about the wonderful work of the Rehab Group and support the fundraiser here.
Data Intelligence 2025
On September 9th, we were proud to host Data Intelligence 2025, a day focused on the evolving role of data in driving innovation and smarter decision-making.
The event brought together industry leaders, practitioners, and innovators to share practical insights, explore new approaches, and highlight real-world applications of data intelligence.
A huge thank you to our speakers for delivering engaging and thought-provoking sessions and which were central to the event’s success
We look forward to building on the conversations started at Data Intelligence 2025 and continuing to work together to unlock the potential of data.
Happy 10th Anniversary Aoibhinn
We’re delighted to celebrate a very special milestone: Aoibhinn Stuart’s 10-year anniversary with IMGS & DataBuilders!
Over the last decade, Aoibhinn has been an invaluable part of the company and her hard work and expertise have played a leading role in the growth and success of the business.
A huge thank you to Aoibhinn for everything you’ve done over the past 10 years, and here’s to the next chapter together!
IMGS Safe Software Partner Excellence Award Winner 2025
We are proud to announce that IMGS has been awarded the 2025 Safe Software Partner Excellence Award.
This prestigious recognition highlights our ongoing commitment to innovation, collaboration, and delivering real value through FME technology. It is a testament to the dedication of our talented team and the strong partnerships we’ve built with our clients and with Safe Software.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to this achievement. We look forward to continued success together in the years ahead.
Team IMGS & DataBuilders to Hike Glendalough in Support of Make-A-Wish Ireland
On June 10th, the IMGS and DataBuilders teams are excited to lace up their hiking boots for a special cause – a scenic hike through Glendalough to raise funds for Make-A-Wish Ireland.
Make-A-Wish does incredible work by granting life-changing wishes to children living with critical illnesses, bringing hope, strength, and joy during some of their most difficult times.
Every step we take supports this mission, and we would be truly grateful for your support.
Sponsor our hike and help us reach our fundraising goal
Together, we can help make more wishes come true.
Garrett Cronin Appointed as Commercial Director at IMGS & DataBuilders
IMGS and DataBuilders are delighted to announce the appointment of Garrett Cronin as Commercial Director, further strengthening the executive leadership team across both organisations.
With over 20 years of experience and a proven, multi-award-winning track record in driving business growth and success, Garrett has been instrumental in helping companies achieve their strategic goals. In his new role, Garrett will lead the commercial strategy for IMGS and DataBuilders, driving innovation, fostering customer partnerships, and delivering data intelligence solutions that empower organisations to thrive.
We congratulate Garrett on this well-deserved promotion and look forward to the exciting contributions he will bring to both organisations in his new role.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
IMGS and DataBuilders would like to wish all our customers and partners a merry Christmas and a prosperous 2025.
In lieu of sending physical cards this year, we prepared an on-line Christmas Card and will use the money saved, to make a donation to charity. Our chosen charities this year are:
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to working with you in the New Year.
Celebrating Excellence: Robyn Dennehy Achieves FME Flow Certification!
Congratulations to Robyn Dennehy, Managed Service Lead IMGS, who was recently awarded the FME Flow Certification of Accreditation from Safe Software.
FME 2024.2 Release
FME 2024.2 introduces powerful enhancements like a smarter “Quick Add” for faster search, encrypted password deployment for added security, and a revamped Examples Gallery for improved usability. Key integrations include a Generic XYZ Tiled Web Map for spatial visualization, Navisworks reader for AEC workflows, and Azure Synapse support for Microsoft Fabric. Additional upgrades in surface modeling and error handling streamline workflows for better efficiency.
Explore these updates to elevate data integration with FME.
Ciaran Kirk, Ops Director DataBuilders & IMGS to deliver an upcoming Analytics Institute of Ireland Masterclass
Ciaran Kirk, Operations Director at DataBuilders & IMGS will deliver The Analytics Institute of Ireland Technical Deep Dive Masterclass: “Introduction to Spatial Analytics”, on August 28th. You can register for this Masterclass by clicking the button below.
In this deep dive session you will learn how to source, integrate, and visualise spatial data with the no code FME platform, from Safe Software. This session is perfect for professionals eager to incorporate location data into their workflows.
FME 2024.1 Release
Introducing FME 2024.1! This latest release from Safe Software focuses on significantly improving workflow efficiency. With enhanced capabilities for API interactions and JSON visualisation, you can streamline complex tasks and reduce manual efforts. The update also brings a refreshed user interface for FME Flow, making it more intuitive and user-friendly.
Upgrade to FME 2024.1 to experience these valuable enhancements that boost productivity and precision in your data workflows.
IMGS & DataBuilders Join Forces with Safe Software at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2024
Garrett Cronin and Ciaran Kirk from IMGS & DataBuilders are joining forces with Safe Software at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in London this week. Pop over to the stand to explore ground-breaking developments in data management and analytics.
Let’s transform data into action together!
New AGI NI Chair Announced
We are delighted to announce that our own Andrew Paul, Managed Service Lead at IMGS was recently appointed as the New Chair of the AGI Northern Ireland Board.
Andrew started out his career in the Geospatial Industry as an aerial surveyor and photogrammetrist after completing an MSc in GIS at Ulster University. Andrew moved on to become the Spatial NI Manager at Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland and has worked within the Geospatial Industry for over 10 years. Now Andrew is the Managed Service Lead at IMGS and works with clients across Ireland, delivering software support and creating data-driven solutions. Andrew’s main interests in the Geospatial field are in Remote Sensing and 3D geospatial data and is an advocate for using new technology to advance uptake of this in the Irish GIS community.
Andrew’s goal is to work closely with the board to expand the AGI community and offer more networking opportunities for geospatial professionals in Northern Ireland.
FME 2024.0 Release
FME 2024.0 is officially here and we are excited to share with you key features that will help you improve operational efficiency, drive speed and increase security.
Highlights include:
- Remote engines service support for automations.
- Multi-transformer upgrade.
- FME form canvas upgrade.
- Enhanced AI assist.
- Faster 3D Data Inspecting.
Hexagon Partner Conference 2024, Athens
Garrett Cronin, Commercial Mgr. IMGS and Ciaran Kirk, Operations Director IMGS, took to the stage with their presentation “Building Inspections with M. App Enterprise”, at the recent Hexagon 2024 Partner Conference in Athens on Friday March 1st.
It was another fantastic Hexagon Partner event with an impressive line-up of speakers and topics featured.
Merry Christmas from all the team in IMGS and DataBuilders
IMGS and DataBuilders would like to wish all our customers and partners a merry Christmas and a prosperous 2024.
In lieu of sending physical cards this year, we prepared an on-line Christmas Card and will use the money saved, to make a donation to a local charity.
Our chosen charity this year is: The Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People.
New FME Certified Trainer Announced at IMGS
Congratulations to Hrvoje Vukasinovic, Technical Lead IMGS, who was recently awarded his FME Certified Trainer Badge from Safe Software.
FME Certified Trainers are proficient teachers of FME, who can provide users with excellent training.
Save Time & Boost Productivity with No-Code Web Apps Webinar
Don’t miss our upcoming webinar, with Safe Software & Dublin City Council: “Save Time & Boost Productivity with No-Code Web Apps”.
Join us for this hour long webinar where we will explore the power of FME for delivering web applications. We’ll show you how FME users can build progressive web apps. We’ll walk through tangible customer use cases, illustrating how FME empowers field personnel to view allocated jobs, update job statuses, and allow managers to efficiently delegate tasks to their teams.
IMGS to deliver an FME Accelerator Workshop at TUD Bolton St.
IMGS will deliver an FME Accelerator workshop to 4th Year Geographic Surveying Students in TUD Bolton Street on Friday 20th October 2023, from 12 noon – 2pm.
The FME Accelerator will show students the basics of how to automate their data integration workflows and connect to 450+ formats.
Students will gain hands-on experience and have the chance to ask Certified FME consultants questions and get a brief overview of:
- How FME can solve your data challenges.
- Basics of using FME to integrate, automate and connect your data.
IMGS & DataBuilders are the 2023 Winners of the Marketing Momentum Award from Safe Software
IMGS and DataBuilders are honoured to be announced as the 2023 Winner of the Marketing Momentum Award at “The Peak of Data Integration” Safe Software event in Bonn, Germany!
AGI Northern Ireland Annual Conference 2023
IMGS are delighted to be a Platinum Sponsor of the 2023 AGI Northern Ireland Annual Conference, in Belfast City Hall on June 28th 2023.
Ciaran Kirk, our Operations Director, will present “Property Asset Management in local authorities in Ireland”. This presentation will outline how Hexagon’s M.App Enterprise is being used by local authorities across Ireland to manage government property assets. The M.App Enterprise solution provides a modern platform for government executives, that at any time can report on the value and status of the current assets and interest.
We look forward to seeing you at the event on the 28th of June and invite you to come along to our stand and say hello to the IMGS team and see the latest from Hexagon and Safe Software FME Solutions.
IMGS & DataBuilders Volunteer at Peter McVerry Trust Mid-East Regional Service
A team from IMGS and DataBuilders had the most fantastic day on Monday 29th May 2023, volunteering at the Peter McVerry Trust Mid-East Regional Service, Kerdiffstown House, Naas, Co. Kildare.
We would like to thank all staff at Kerdiffstown House for making us feel so welcome and taking the time to tell us about the great work that they do and show us around their amazing facility. We painted fences, picnic tables and outdoor seating in the glorious sunshine!
Gavin Park, New Group CTO at IMGS and DataBuilders
IMGS & DataBuilders are pleased to announce the appointment of Gavin Park as group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) further strengthening our executive leadership team.
Gavin brings a wealth of experience spanning over two decades to the role. This experience will play a key role in our next phase of growth across both IMGS & DataBuilders.
As CTO, Gavin will be responsible for leading the development of the next phase of modern and sustainable solutions for our customers while ensuring a strong synergy between IMGS and DataBuilders.
IMGS Receive FME Local Government Industry Expert Award!
We are delighted to announce that IMGS have been awarded the FME Local Government Industry Expert Certificate.
HXGN Connect
HxGN Connect is a cloud-native, SAAS collaboration workspace that allows organisations, cities and regions to securely share data and co-ordinate action based on different types of data, such as assets, events and incidents, units, cameras, alarms and more.
FME World Tour 2022
The Irish leg of the FME World Tour was scheduled for Tuesday 17th May. Due to presenter scheduling issues, we will have to postpone the FME World Tour 2022 until mid-September.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will confirm a mid-September date and agenda asap.
FME 2021.2 Release
Safe Software have just released the latest version of FME 2021.2. Click the button below for a summary of the key new features.
IMGS are delighted to announce that they are one of the Sponsors of the upcoming "National Analytics Summit 2021".
The “National Analytics Summit 2021” will be hosted by the Analytics Institute at the Convention Centre, Dublin on Tuesday, 23rd November. IMGS are delighted to join the distinguished list of sponsors at this event.
FME 2021.1 Release
FME 2021.1 delivers new capabilities for organisations to expand enterprise integration, optimise business performance, and increase speed to insight with unrivalled spatial data support.
Integrated Analytics with IMGS & Knowledge Graphs with Analytics Engines
On Thursday 6th May 2021, IMGS will join Analytics Engines for an event hosted by the Analytics Institute of Ireland.
Two leading analytics experts discuss the use of Knowledge Graphs and how Embedded Analytics can drive analytics adoption.
Hexagon releases M.App Enterprise 2021, featuring augmented 3D visuals and dynamic app configuration
Hexagon’s Geospatial division has launched M.App Enterprise 2021, a significant update to its platform for creating geospatial and location intelligence applications. The latest release features new browser-based 3D capabilities and enhanced visual effects, plus the ability to create and configure custom applications more easily.
Safe Software have released FME 2021.0
FME 2021.0 is packed with exciting new capabilities. The new features help you connect with even more systems, transform with speed and agility, and automate with increased control.
IMGS Win Safe Softwares “EMEA Partner of the Year” Award
IMGS, a 360-degree data and location intelligence solutions specialist, were awarded Safe Software’s “EMEA Partner of the Year” title, at the recent Safe Software Partner Summit.
Merry Christmas from all the team in IMGS
IMGS would like to wish all our customers and partners a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2021.
In Lieu of sending physical cards this year, we prepared an online Christmas Card and will use the money saved, to make a donation to a local charity.
Our chosen charity this year, is The Capuchin Day Centre for the homeless, Bow Street, Dublin 7.
What’s Great in FME 2020.2 and Beyond
Sisense Rolls Out New Wave of Security Enhancements
Sisense, the world’s leading analytics platform for builders, has announced a series of updates to ensure the protection and integrity of its global customer data remains at the highest level of security.
