Brian Higgs, Corporate GIS Manager at Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, shows some examples of geographical information systems (GIS) being used to inform delivery of public services and in a wide range of business sectors.

1. An introduction to Geographic Information and why it is important Birmingham 18 th November Brian Higgs Corporate GIS Manager

4. EXPERIAN - MOSAIC UK Northgate - Electoral Register ONS - Index of Multiple Deprivation GIS and LLPG APAS - Planning Applications back to 1947 Building Reg’s TPO’s Enforcements Planning Policy GVA - Corporate Asset Management CENTRIS - Pupil Records iWorld – Housing Management M3/Northgate - Environmental Health NLIS - Land Charges CONFIRM - Arbor / Grounds Maintenance Northgate - Revenues and Benefits Business Link Data MAYRISE - Street Lighting Symology - Highways Maintenance ExeGesIS - HBSMR ASPIRE - CRM (Dudley Council Plus) ELMS2 - Community Equipment EMS - Early Years SIDEM – Parking Management SWIFT - Social Service Clients ONS - Census Data

6. Local Authority applications using spatial technologies

8. 500m radius search area

12. Mosaic data

13. Reproduced from O.S. mapping with the permission of The Controller of H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright 2009 Licence No. 100019566

14. All 110 schools have accessed it with Primary Schools the most active users One user interface from Reception Class through to Sixth Form Supports cross-curricular delivery The first application to be delivered through Dudley Schools Portal GIS-MO for Schools

15. Other sector applications

17. Insurance Sector – Flood Risk

18. Health Sector

19. Public-facing applications

20. Health Services

21. Government

22. Route Planning

23. Fault Reporting

24. Open Access Mapping Infrastructure

26. Because it’s there to be mapped… Locations of places mentioned in one band’s songs

27. Validating and improving authoritative data – despite the authorities!

28. Community calendar – where and when

29. Historical information German V2 rocket strikes on London