Croydon Council selects integrated corporate GIS to improve efficiencies

Croydon Council has selected location intelligence company Cadcorp to supply cloud hosted Geographical Information System (GIS) and web mapping. The corporate GIS contract includes the Cadcorp cloud services Cadcorp SIS WebMap, Cadcorp SIS Desktop, Cadcorp Spatial Database Service, and Cadcorp Map and Data Service with EPC data. Cadcorp is providing a range of onboarding services, including project management, training and a cloud managed service..

As part of the Croydon Digital Service initiative, the council has been reviewing the technology underpinning its services. The purpose is to ensure it has a resilient, supported and fit-for-purpose set of platforms that better meets the needs of council staff, partners and residents. To support the need for continuous and rapid improvement of its digital services, Croydon Council recognised the need to replace its legacy mapping system. The next generation Cadcorp cloud-based platform facilitates the council’s move from siloed data by unifying data into a managed central store. This will reduce costs for the council and improve the delivery of user-centric services for residents.

SIS WebMap is an easy-to-use application that shares map-based information on both PCs and mobile devices. The application will provide the local authority with a wealth of new functionality designed to streamline workflow and support community access to services. As part of the roll-out, it will initially be used by the planning, highways, council tax, and regeneration departments and then expanded into other areas. Cadcorp SIS WebMap for Power BI will allow users to embed an interactive Ordnance Survey® map into Microsoft Power BI to gain greater insight into data.