Derby City Council has embarked on an ambitious plan to make ‘location’ central to all that the council does. The Council’s infrastructure partner, Serco, procured the UK based software developer Cadcorp, to provide its Spatial Information System technology as a new approach to the existing GIS and mapping technologies currently in use.
The move is part of the council’s “one Derby, one council” transformation programme in which the consolidation of core ICT systems is anticipated to lead to more cost effective and integrated service delivery. The council is aiming to make multi-million pound savings by developing more self-service, more effective integration, and removing duplication of systems. Corporate GIS is seen as a fundamental enabler to achieve this providing the key building block to make more efficient use of its data by removing dependence on paper-based records.
“Corporate GIS will enable Derby City Council to take a leap forward in the way we manage and access our information. It will provide the data hub needed to deliver more efficient ways of working and better customer access to services.” Dr Gavin Thompson, Head of Policy, Research and Engagement.
Cadcorp technology will be used to provide expert and non-expert users alike with on-line access to geographic information, irrespective of whether they are located in council offices, or working remotely. A key requirement of the project is to integrate GIS technology with existing IT systems. These include CRM, e-planning, routing, fleet management, highway and bridge management, drainage, logistics, education and social care.
“Most of the information handled by a council in the course of service delivery has a locational component” said Mike O’Neil, CEO, Cadcorp. “So it makes great sense to do what Derby City Council is doing. It is building an infrastructure that treats geographic information as a corporate asset which is to be made universally available. We are pleased that Derby City Council has selected Cadcorp technology to help the authority achieve this vision.”
About Cadcorp
Cadcorp® is a UK based developer and supplier of world leading GIS and web mapping software. From its headquarters in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Cadcorp’s sales, support, distribution and partner network stretches worldwide.
Cadcorp SIS® – Spatial Information System® software suite – is an integrated family of standalone, web, developer and mobile GIS products. Our cost-effective solutions help organisations in the public and private sectors maximise their investment in geographic information by making it easier to share spatial data between people and between systems.
As a long-standing technical member of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc® (OGC), Cadcorp has been at the forefront of the application of open technologies and standards-based solutions. Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certified company and an Oracle® Partner. In the UK, Cadcorp is an Ordnance Survey® Developer Partner; Northern Ireland Land & Property Services® (LPS) Licenced Partner; corporate member of the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) and a corporate member of the British Cartographic Society (BCS).
