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thepowerofgeography.com. Why is geographical information (GI) important to UK plc?. £100 billion of economic activity is underpinned by geographical data Source: Oxford Economics Research Associates report Sept 1999. Why is geographical information

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  1. thepowerofgeography.com

  2. Why is geographical information (GI) important to UK plc? • £100 billion of economic activity is underpinned by geographical data Source: Oxford Economics Research Associates report Sept 1999 thepowerofgeography.com

  3. Why is geographical information (GI)important to UK Government? • 80% of data held by government contains a geographical element • Geography serves as a common thread to join together diverse information • ‘G-Government’ underpins ‘E- Government’ thepowerofgeography.com

  4. Improving the business of Government – how can GI help? • Better informed decision making • Better communication with citizens • Better communication between departments • Better problem solving • More efficient use of resources thepowerofgeography.com

  5. What sort of questions can GI help answer ? • What is at…? • Where is it…? • What has changed here...? • Which is the best way to…? • What is the pattern…? thepowerofgeography.com

  6. To make informed decisions, we have to gather the right information. …using the best data available from all sources. thepowerofgeography.com

  7. Planning for tomorrow... ... should be based on an accurate picture of today thepowerofgeography.com

  8. Issues affecting citizens... …happen in places thepowerofgeography.com

  9. Geographical area i.e by Region Geographical area i.e by District Aggregated data Geographical area e.g. by Ward Drill down Geographical area e.g. by Postcode Georeferencing: At point level Either: Address or map feature etc - are linked to the TOID or UPRN Joining up data at all levels TN5 1QQ thepowerofgeography.com

  10. Census Fire records Housing Stock (condition) Council tax benefit Joining up data by common location reference (e.g TOID or UPRN) Address e.g. linked to a UPRN Building e.g. linked to a TOID All the data are explicitly cross referenced by the connections to single reference numbers thepowerofgeography.com

  11. Demographics Flood Zones Land Ownership Landcover Road networks Surface Waters Boundaries Water Lines Drainage network Height Geodetic Control Soil cover Aerial Imagery Relationships among Datacan be built once and then used many times Framework Data Other Thematic Data thepowerofgeography.com

  12. What are the barriers to Government effectively exploiting GI? • Data are too often collected for specific uses within a single organisation, complicating its use for others • Poor awareness of standards with consequent lack of commonality in the way ‘geodata’ is managed • Poor awareness of what data is available – i.e. metadata • Perceived high costs of obtaining mapping data and particularly detailed large scale products • Perceived technical barriers to using specialist software tools (Geographical Information Systems (GIS) thepowerofgeography.com

  13. How do we overcome these barriers? • For both framework and thematic data adopt the ‘build once/use many times within Government’ approach • Fully exploit standards that link data together in a common framework • Fully exploit the Ordnance Survey Pan-government SLA and the support placed around it by AGI, IGGI and Ordnance Survey • Take advantage of central provision of entry level services such as ‘Maps on Tap’ thepowerofgeography.com

  14. Geographical information strategy… Have you got one? • Since 80% of government data contains a geographical element then it follows… • No information strategy is complete without significant reference to geographical information thepowerofgeography.com

  15. For contact details and further information and advice visit the websites of: www.agi.org.uk www.iggi.gov.uk www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Or visit www.thepowerofgeography.com

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