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thepowerofgeography.com
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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

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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

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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

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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?

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To make informed decisions, we have to gather the
right information. using the best data available
from all sources.
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Planning for tomorrow...
... should be based on an accurate picture of
today
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Issues affecting citizens...
happen in places
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Joining up data at all levels
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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
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Relationships among Datacan be built once and
then used many times
Framework Data
Other Thematic Data
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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)

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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

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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

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• 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