Local Government Case Studies
Heat Loss - Haringey Council Heat Loss Map
Imagery from an aerial thermographic survey has been overlaid on to high detailed map data of Haringey. As a result, the map displays the heat loss characteristics of individual properties in the area. The sole aim of the project was to encourage residents and organisations within Haringey to effectively insulate their properties. The thermal imagery was provided by BlueSky International Ltd. and the map data was from the Ordanance Survey MasterMap®. |  |
Information Portal - My South Tyneside
 | My South Tyneside is an online portal that shows users where local services and ammenities are located in relation to where they live. They can also find out other pieces of useful information such as their council tax band, the nearest recyling point, any local job vacancies or even up-to-date planning applications in the surrounding area, for example. All of the data has a geographical reference and can be viewed using the map. |
GIS in Local Councils - Cambridgeshire GIS Partnership
The Cambridgeshire GIS Partnership was established in 2007, comprising initially Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council. Its objective was to improve efficiency and quality of service through sharing Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data. This was particularly important because of the large Growth Agenda supported by the three partner councils. The first phase took place in early 2008. It entailed the realisation of a “proof of concept” in which a small number of datasets were shared via network links to a “hub” operated by South Cambridgeshire District Council, based on an Oracle database and MapInfo’s GeoStore product set. |  |
GIS in Local Councils - Lancashire County Council Application Development Strategy
 | Lancashire County Council has a large internal ICT capability with 180 staff supporting an extensive portfolio of applications. The Council recognised the need to define and implement an Application Development Strategy to enable them to embrace the Transformational Governance Agenda and the Council’s own business drivers to deliver shared services and work in partnership with other councils and agencies such as Police, Fire and Health. |