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North Warwickshire Borough Council selects Cadcorp SIS for its new corporate geographic information system.

Cadcorp software will be adopted to provide the council with latest Web-based GIS capabilities.

Digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software developer Cadcorp has announced that North Warwickshire Borough Council (NWBC) has selected the Cadcorp SIS – Spatial Information System software suite as the basis of its new corporate GIS.

Cadcorp SIS will replace the council’s existing GIS and will both support the council’s adoption of Ordnance Survey MasterMap to underpin its digital mapping/GIS applications and enable it to meet current e-Government service delivery targets.

Cadcorp will deliver Cadcorp SIS desktop and Cadcorp GeognoSIS.NET Web-enabled software and will assist NWBC in their implementation. The new GIS will be available via the council’s corporate intranet to most departments to support service delivery in areas such as borough care, planning, streetscape, environmental health, housing, facilities management and maintenance of the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG).

“Cadcorp demonstrated that its software offers all of the functionality that was required for the council to meet its e-Government targets and more,” said Chris Cooper, project manager, GIS and LLPG custodian for North Warwickshire Borough Council. “The drive towards e-Government meant that any system had to be versatile, be able to link with other systems currently in use and be
user friendly. Cadcorp SIS delivers on all of these needs, as well as having the capability to be customised in house, so that we have the flexibility to meet future requirements”, he added.

Cadcorp SIS will be integrated with the council's existing planning system and gazetteer to realise efficiency gains across planning and LLPG functions. NWBC will also make use of the built-in support for Global Positioning System (GPS) devices introduced with Cadcorp SIS V6.2. An interface to the council’s environmental health application, Flare, will enable the team to use GPS to automate data capture in the field while maintaining data accuracy.

In addition, the use of Cadcorp GeognoSIS.NET will improve communication between citizens and the council. For example, service users will be able to locate council facilities and use the Internet to report anti-social activities, for example fly-tipping (illegal waste disposal). This will provide the cleansing teams with an up-to-date map of the area concerned and help to resolve service requests speedily. It will also help NWBC meet regulations concerning Web accessibility under the Disability Discrimination Act.

“We are delighted that North Warwickshire Borough Council has selected Cadcorp SIS to help it achieve its e-Government targets,” said Mike O’Neil, managing director, Cadcorp. “Just like many local authorities in the UK, the data interoperability and Web capabilities of Cadcorp SIS have been recognised by North Warwickshire as a cost-effective way of extending the use of their existing data to improve the level of service they provide to their citizens.”

About North Warwickshire Borough Council

North Warwickshire Borough Council is responsible for planning, regeneration and community development, environmental and community safety, housing and licensing issues on behalf of the 62,000 people who live in the borough. Located close to the shire counties of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire and the urban areas of Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Solihull and with three motorways and a major trunk road running through it, this mainly rural borough is home to a mix of both farming and non-farming industries, with travel and leisure being important contributors to the local economy.

About Cadcorp

Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading UK developer of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software. With offices in the UK, USA and Australia, Cadcorp's distribution and VAR network stretches worldwide. The company also plays a pivotal technical role in the Open Geospatial Consortium. Inc ® (OGC). The Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System - product range is fully integrated digital mapping and GIS software that uses OGC® certified compliant interfaces. Cadcorp technical director Martin Daly is an OGC Gardels Medal holder for his contribution to the OGC. Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2000 certified company, an Ordnance Survey Licenced Partner and holds a UK government S-CAT agreement for category 15, GIS Software.

Cadcorp SIS applications exist in local government, central government, emergency services, insurance, oil & natural gas, mapping and surveying, commerce, utilities and many other markets.

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Editors: For further information contact: Richard Rollins, Tel: 01438 747996, e-mail: richard.rollins@cadcorp.com or Neil McLeod, Tel: 01666 504293, e-mail: neilmcleod@btopenworld.com

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