GGP puts Luton on the map

摘要

An advanced Geographical Information System (GIS) from GGP Systems is helping Luton Borough Council deliver a wide range of frontline council services. Holding more than 190 individual layers of mapped information ranging from addresses to parking zones, gritting routes, potholes and street lights, the system can be accessed by more than 3,000 staff via the Council's Intranet. Members of the public can also access the data via the Council's website where it can be used to report a range of defects and service delivery reports. "We use GGP GIS to store and maintain 192 individual layers of geographically referenced information," commented Peter Gell, GIS Officer at Luton Borough Council. "We started using GGP GIS back in 1998 when the initial map layers were compiled from old hand drawn highways maps. Over the years we have seen a rise in the number of requests from other departments to have their data added to the system and that is how we have arrived at this point with nearly seventy day to day users of the system and with access to the data from every desktop PC."