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Strabane District Council selects Cadcorp SIS for its corporate GIS.

New geographic information system will help council fulfil its e-government strategy and objectives.

Digital mapping and geographic information system (GIS) software developer, Cadcorp, has announced that following an open tender procedure, Strabane District Council in Northern Ireland has selected Cadcorp SIS – Spatial Information System – as the basis for the council’s corporate GIS.

To provide what will be Strabane District Council’s first GIS solution, Cadcorp is supplying and assisting in the implementation of a combination of Cadcorp SIS Map Manager and Cadcorp SIS Map Editor software licences. The software will be deployed initially in the council’s Environmental Health, Building Control and Technical Services departments where, together with specialised third-party software, it will be used in a variety of e-government applications. In phase one of the project, these will include air quality monitoring and complaints analysis in Environmental Health, waste collection route planning and management in Technical Services and all aspects of the Building Control function.

“The implementation of Cadcorp SIS provides an important step forward in the Council’s ability to achieve our stated IT and e-government objectives,” said Stephen McCaul, IT manager, Strabane District Council. “After following an open tender procedure, we chose Cadcorp SIS because of its ease of use and compatibility with a wide range of third-party software. It also provided the best value for money,” he added.

Commenting on the expected benefits of the new GIS, McCaul said, “While it’s still early days for us, we are confident that the system will provide significant efficiency gains within the various departments in which it is deployed and help us to improve the quality of service we give to the public. It will also enable us to more easily identify recurring issues, so that we can deal with them effectively”.

“We are delighted to add Strabane District Council to our growing list of customers in Northern Ireland,” said Mike O’Neil, managing director, Cadcorp. “We look forward to helping the Council achieve its e-government objectives.”

About Strabane District Council

Strabane District Council is located in Strabane, the main town in an area of Northern Ireland that is strategically located on the border between Counties Tyrone and Donegal. Serving a population of some 37,000 people, 23% of whom are aged between 20 and 34, with 26.3% under 16, Strabane District lies in the heart of the North West Region, within easy reach of dynamic markets in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain and Europe.

As well as a thriving local tourism industry, Strabane District is also home to some of Europe’s leading manufacturing companies in industries such as hosiery, linen, sportswear, packaging and food and dairy products. Some 35% of Strabane District’s workforce are employed in the manufacturing sector.

About Cadcorp

Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading 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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