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The Client
Heritage Services forms a vitally important part of the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government.
The Challenge
The main challenge for Heritage Services was to manage a vast amount of information and make it accessible to different groups of people, whenever they want it.
Solution
The integration of GIS into core business units is such, that Heritage Services can no longer envisage working without it.
Benefits
From stand-alone applications in three different business units, GIS has evolved into a true enterprise system that is now crucial for Heritage Services.
Summary
The creation of a centralised approach to GIS has transformed the way that Heritage Services works and delivered a plethora of benefits for the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government as wel as the citizens and external organisations that it serves. "It is a legislative requirement for us to make our National Monuments and National Parks and Wildlife data accessible to anyone who wants it", says Rob Obvington, GIS Manager at DEHLG. "Our web sites make our data immediatly available to the public".
Throughout Heritage Services, GIS has been deeply embeded into core business processes, and this is contributing significantly to more streamlined workflows and operational efficiencies. Skilled surveyors and archaeologists no longer have to spend as much time working with paper-based systems and checking their reports have been entered correctly into the system. Instead they can concentrate their time where it adds most value to the organisation. Obvington says: "GIS puts our experts where they need to be".