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Cadcorp SIS-based geospatial application from Vicrea Solutions BV helps Dutch municipalities meet latest government demands.

Enables local authorities in the Netherlands to manage their address and land and property information using a single spatial database.

Digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software developer Cadcorp has announced that its business partner in the Netherlands, Vicrea Solutions BV, has recently won contracts from several Dutch municipalities to supply and implement Vicrea’s Geo Vastgoed Registraties (GVR) application, which has been developed using Cadcorp SIS – Spatial Information System.

Recent government legislation in the Netherlands has made municipalities responsible and accountable for registering and maintaining accurate information relating to the land, property and associated address information within their administrative boundaries. In response to this, Vicrea developed its GVR application to enable the creation, management and maintenance of both the spatial and the administrative data within a unified spatial database. The application uses Cadcorp SIS to provide integrated geospatial functionality.

“The main benefit to municipalities of selecting GVR is the integration of spatial and non-spatial data, allowing highly sophisticated manipulation of data – both alphanumeric and geographic. Furthermore, it allows complex spatial queries of the database without users needing to know or to look for spatial relationships in the data. This saves time and reduces the possibility of errors occurring”, said Gerard Hagen, managing diretor, Vicrea Solutions BV. “The system is also easy to learn and easy to use”, he added.

A number of municipalities, both large and small, throughout the Netherlands have recently implemented Vicrea’s GVR to enable them to fulfil their legal requirements under the new government legislation. These include Utrecht, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Tilburg, Leiden, Den Haag and Alkmaar. Several others are currently in the process of installing and implementing the system.

“This is an excellent example of a Cadcorp business partner making use of the advanced capabilities of Cadcorp SIS to develop an application that meets the needs of a specific audience,” said Mike O’Neil, managing director, Cadcorp. “We are confident that Vicrea’s GVR will continue to bring benefits both to Vicrea Solutions itself and to its customers.”

About Vicrea Solutions BV

Based in Amersfoort, in the Netherlands, Vicrea Solutions BV specialises in the development of information and communications technology (ICT) solutions, using spatial information technology to integrate spatial (graphic) and non-spatial (alphanumeric) information. With some 60 employees, most of whom are skilled in one or more aspects of digital mapping/GIS and ICT, the company delivers products and services to the local government and transport and infrastructure business sectors as well as to various networking companies in the Netherlands.

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 and the USA, Cadcorp's distribution and value-added reseller (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 family 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, and a member of the OGC Architecture Board. Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2000 and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certified company, an Ordnance Survey GB Licensed Partner and Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland Licensed Partner, and holds a UK government Catalist 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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