Digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software developer Cadcorp has announced that it has signed a contract with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service for the provision and implementation of Cadcorp SIS – Spatial Information System. The company will provide licences for Cadcorp SIS Map Modeller and Map Viewer.
Cadcorp SIS will integrate with and augment the fire service’s existing GIS installations, enabling data from these disparate systems to be input to and accessed from a single spatial data warehouse. This will make spatial data and associated information readily available to a wider audience within the service than is currently possible.
The new Cadcorp-based GIS will also be used for data manipulation and analysis, risk management analysis, road routing analysis and thematic and geographic map publishing, as well as data sharing with other applications, such as the brigade’s performance monitoring system.
“We were looking for a flexible GIS application that would deliver functionality not available on our existing systems, such as the ability to handle data in many different formats without additional translation software, to create new layers from existing polygons and to perform thematic mapping and other data analysis,” said Shaun O’Donnell, head of strategic planning and performance, Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service. “We selected Cadcorp SIS for a number of reasons, including its value for money and in particular, its ability to handle data in a very wide range of GIS, CAD, graphic and database formats ‘out-of-the-box’, without translation. This will enable it to integrate with existing systems both within the service and externally, such as at the Regional Fire Control Rooms”.
Among other benefits, the brigade expects the new GIS to bring increased efficiency and effectiveness of its GIS operations in support of business development, change management and the achievement of targets. In particular, Cadcorp SIS will improve data analysis in support of risk reduction and the prevention of emergency incidents.
“We are delighted that Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has selected Cadcorp SIS to help take it forward”, said Mike O’Neil, managing director, Cadcorp. “We look forward to working with them to deliver the functionality that will enable the brigade to meet its performance targets now and in the future”