Global Mapping UK - Cartographic Solutions

Local Plan Production

…"We are very happy to recommend Global Mapping to other local authorities.”

Global Mapping produce local plans with MAPublisher then give you everything back including a copy of MAPublisher so that you are self sufficient for the future. Wychavon District Council hold their data in MapInfo and couldn’t get it out into a presentable form. MAPublisher accessed their MapInfo tables, brought over the OS data for the base maps (including text via a routine written by ourselves) to produce print ready files which then went to print. At the end of the project, Wychavon received back their printed copies, the map files and a copy of MAPublisher.

Martin Tout, Planning Technician at Wychavon said “Despite having a very tight deadline, Global Mapping's technical ability and friendliness helped us produce an excellent set of full colour local plan town inset maps and proposals map. We are very happy to recommend Global Mapping to other local authorities”

Barbara Rayment at the London Borough of Ealing was equally pleased and kindly sent us the following comment:

“Ealing needed its UDP policy map produced from around 30 MapInfo tabs, many of which overlapped and were therefore very difficult to display clearly direct from MapInfo. In mid-September we saw and were impressed by a demo of Global Mapping's cartographic capability at GeoSolutions 2002, less than a month before the publication deadline. Alan Smith assured us that he could deliver on time and to our budget, and within two weeks we had proofs, which as ever gave rise to amendments which he coped with calmly and efficiently. The printed maps were delivered to the document publishers on schedule, and we distributed on time. We were delighted not only with the speed of production but also the clarity of the maps, and are hoping to use the software in future projects.”

Cheers, Barbara

Local Plans / LDF on the Internet

LATEST NEWS - Bluefox Technology (formerly The Lead Partnership) and JDi Solutions gave a joint presentation to the North Wales Planning Officers Group demonstrating their respective systems for publishing interactive LDF maps and documents and for e-consultation. On the back of this,Conwy County Council has licensed both the CMS and JDi's Solutions e-consultation system in support of their LDP programme. The Document Management component of the CMS exports documents directly into JDi's e-consultation system while 2 way links can be set up between the interactive map viewer and JDi's public consultation system. If you would be interested in a similar presentation contact Alan Smith on 01280 840770

We are also working in conjunction with JDi Solutions for Suffolk County Council on the Minerals and Waste Development Framework of their LDF. In October last year JDi's e-consultation software helped South Cambridgeshire DC to become the first Local Authority in the country to have their LDF Core Strategy passed by the inspectors. Click here for more info.

West Oxfordshire District Council is extending its use of the CMS by contracting us to build a Site Submissions website. With content uploaded via the CMS the website will allow the public to view where submissions have been submitted and for what development purpose. As with their Local Plan website the interactive map viewer will allow address and settlement searching.

Slough are extending their UDP website CMS to incorporate an interactive tourism site focussing on footpaths and cycleways.

Global Mapping, in conjunction with Bluefox Technology, has won Foundation Accreditation with The Planning Portal for its Content Management System for LDF. We are actively working with our clients and the Portal to gain for full accreditation.

The following sites will give you online demonstrations of just how flexible our sites are;

West Oxfordshire
LDF Site Submissions
This site gives a list and map of the sites which have been suggested to the Council for future development.The sites were to be considered under the Local Development Framework process and are detailed here for consultation. Sites have yet to be assessed and are not adopted Council policy. The Council asked for views on the sites suggested for development so far and also asked to receive any further sites for the Council to consider for development.

East Northamptonshire
Rural North, Oundle and Thrapston Plan
The Rural North, Oundle and Thrapston Plan is a site specific proposals document, based on the framework set by the North Northamptonshire Core Spatial Strategy. Further plans will follow in the coming months.

Dover
Local Plan
As with all our recent sites, you can select which policies to view and by clicking on the map find out which policies affect that particular point, irrespective of whether all policies are switched on or not!

This website was originally ported to our own Content Management System from MapXtreme, as this offered greater flexibility in linking between the maps and the written documentation. It was more recently moved across to our new CMS. To accommodate transitional arrangements between their Local Plan and LDF and to show the public which policies have been saved and which have been deleted, Dover approached us to adapt their Local Plan. As part of the adaptation planning staff at Dover used the CMS to amend the Written Statement to highlight which policies were no longer valid.

West Lancashire
Local Plan
West Lancashire District Council Interactive Website Wins Award West Lancashire District Council Interactive Website Wins Award
Global Mappings' innovative websites for local authorities has been recognized by the British Cartographic Society at their annual awards dinner. West Lancashire’s Local Plan website was commended in the Avenza Award for Electronic Mapping. Alan Smith, Managing Director for Global Mapping commented “We are very honoured to have won this award as it underlines what a unique product we offer and is a tribute to our team of developers. With a new system out in the New Year offering even more choice for map based web sites, these are exciting times for everyone connected with Global Mapping”
Pictured is Alan receiving the award from Mary Spence, President of British Cartographic Society.

Sheffield
LDF
The Council's Planning Policy Team uses Limehouse Software for preparing and publishing their LDF policy documents on the Internet. The policy documents only outline the Council's Preferred Options in words which is why a Proposals Map is also published. Rather than simply rely on static images or paper maps the Council has taken full advantage of using the Internet by publishing an interactive Proposals Map that provides significant benefits and time-savings to anyone who wants to participate in the consultation process online. Hyperlinks work between the text and maps meaning that members of the public can link from the Proposals Map to the relevant section of the policy document and vice-versa simply by pointing their cursor and clicking their left mouse button. The two-way linking process is fundamental to the interactive process as it fulfils a key functional component of Band 2 of the PDG e-Planning Criteria for 2007/08. These criteria are used to assess the allocation of Planning Delivery Grants, an important source of income for proactive Councils like Sheffield who are committed to the e-Planning process.

This year Sheffield City Council have introduced a new Online Consultation System for their new planning development documents, the Local Development Framework. The text documents are hosted by Limehouse Software and the Proposals Map is hosted by Global Mapping.

Limehouse software provides an option to produce links to and from documents. Global Mapping took responsibility for making these links live. The implementation by Global Mapping was both quick and uncomplicated. The result is a reliable online map with a fast and intuitive user interface.

Being able to link from a text document and illustrate a specific site on a map has been useful. However our Consultees have been most impressed by the ability to select a location on a map, identify the relevant policies for that location and then follow a link directly to the policy text.

Lauri Platt
Tel: 0114 2734157

Malvern Hills
Local Plan
Searching by Postcode only

Rother
Local Plan
Completed in double quick time to achieve full Pendleton points

Tynedale
LDF
Using the new CMS, this site was created for the Tynedale LDF process. For this site, we introduced the ability to apply a grey mask to areas outside of the plan area.

Blackburn
Local Plan
Policy data required data capture prior to setting up website.

Suffolk County Council
Local Development Framework
This site was created in partnership with JDi. The mapping was created by ourselves, but the documentation side is handled by JDi's e-consultation system.

Burnley
Local Plan
This site has been updated to reflect the new version of the plan, and has been recreated in our new CMS.

Pendle
Local Plan
This site has been updated to reflect the new version of the plan, and has been recreated in our new CMS

Barnet
UDP
Users can view the electronic version of the proposals map accompanying the newly adopted unitary development plan (2006). The online proposals map is presented as a single map covering the whole borough and is interactively linked to relevant policies. Users can access a list of relevant policies and designations for an individual site by double-clicking on that area on the proposals map. The map links to the relevant development plan text through a ‘pop-up’ window, which lists the relevant policy reference and policy text. The user is able to identify street names and/or locate an individual site on the map, via Postcode and/or street name search, or by magnifying the map (zoom in/out functionality).

Alnwick
LDF
Vector solution with search facility; map data supplied as MapInfo TAB files; Ordnance Survey Landline and Address Point data supplied under licence. Updated for the Local Development Framework Submission stage.

Vale of Glamorgan
UDP
Features searching by Postcode or partial address. Has the ability to add a second language (Welsh) at a later date if required.

This Local Plan site incorporates the latest functionality included with our CMS. This includes a sliding zoom bar allowing you to view at an infinite number of scales, or + and - buttons to jump to predefined scales. The arrow buttons allow you to pan around or if you prefer you can click and drag for panning. At all times the scale you are viewing appears in the bottom left hand corner of the map and in the top left hand corner is a scale bar in both kms and miles.

I'm very impressed with interactive Website version of the Local Plan. It has met or surpassed all my expectations. Colleagues I have demonstrated it to are eager to use it as their everyday working document in preference to the paper version. The speed, ease of use and the facility to target specific locations and applicable policies are the most successful qualities of the site. Our working relationship has been first class and professional, with all my queries being attended satisfactorily.
Colin Edwards
Planning Technician - Planning Policy
Tel: 024 7637 6184

Lichfield
Local Plan & Local Development Framework(LDF)
This is the first site produced incorporating the Local Plan and also the LDF. As with all our sites, you can call up text for any policy, find out which policies affect any particular part of the District just by clicking on the map or search by address, postcode or policy.

Doncaster
UDP
Completed inside 2 weeks in time to meet the latest round of reviews by Pendleton.

Alan,
Everything is great with the website. Please feel free to use us a reference.
We have been very pleased with the results and service you have given us and would have no hesitation in recommending you. Global Mapping came up with an excellent product within a tight deadline at a very competitive price !
Merry Christmas
Richard Dobson, Senior GIS, Information and Technical Officer.
Tel: 01302 734935

Rossendale
Local Plan
Given the order to proceed on December 8th, site completed December 22nd.

Definitely, I'd be more than happy to act as a reference, Alan Cooper has been a legend!!
Bryan Beardsworth
Tel:01706 217777 ext167

Pendle
Local Plan
This is the Re-Deposit version of the Local Plan

All the staff at the Borough of Pendle who have been involved in this project have been very impressed with the service we received and the end result is excellent. We will certainly consider using Global Mapping in the future.
Cath Brierley, Temporary IT Development Officer
tel:01282 661708
A full reference was supplied by Pendle and is available to read here.

Welwyn Hatfield
Local Plan
We have recently added a new feature to all sites. There is an extra list at the front that lists all policies and is linked into the text. Also another new facility is the addition of footnotes - again to all sites if they have footnotes.

Wellingborough Borough Council
Local Plan
This site has been designed with LDF requirements in mind. The need to show revised maps at each publishing stage could be very expensive if maps have to be remade each time. This approach just allows for a new policy to be added with minimum fuss and therefore minimum cost. A technical review of the site is available to read here.

We can now deliver a truly interactive mapping system that will allow the display of your GIS data in a standard web browser. There are no plug-ins to download and no expensive server software overhead.

The base data is edited to suit the viewing scale, and a table under the map tells you what policies apply to a particular area.

Alnwick District Wide Local Plan now available online
Local Plan
Alnwick District Council have made the Local Plan for the District, first published in 1997, available online. This has only recently become possible when the map element of the Local Plan was “digitised” and made accessible via a Geographic Information System (GIS). This fully interactive site allows you to interrogate the mapping, find out which policies apply to a particular area and then click through to read about them. This latest version for Alnwick also includes the option to view their LDF.

Bexley Council UDP
Local Plan
The online version provides another way for Bexley residents, council officers and professionals in the planning and development industry, to access the UDP. Website visitors can recall information quickly and at any time of day. The online version will also help planning officers to deal with telephone enquiries about the UDP - they will be able to look at pages simultaneously with callers, send them links to specific pages and direct people around the site to the information they need. The user is given a choice of two options below to enter the online UDP.

Castle Morpeth Borough Council
Local Plan
Features new search facility based on Postcode, Address or Policy.

Data Capture The system can be used for displaying just about any type of GIS data. Footpaths, road maintenance schedules - if you need to tell the public about what is going on in your area then this could be the answer.

Planning policies, highways information, BLPU’s and historical land use are just some of the areas that if captured accurately and supplied in the appropriate format for your GIS would make your life that much more efficient. We have experienced operators with a wealth of practical experience in the public sector, working to stringent quality procedures to ensure that you get back the data you are expecting. As part of the pre-production process a delivery schedule will be agreed designed to cause you the minimum of disruption whilst documents are in our possession. We have a flexible approach to working on or off site and in cases where you are unable to release documents under any circumstances, then we would be happy for our staff to operate from your premises or to advise you of an alternative solution such as working from scanned images.

Global Mapping’s Consultancy Service offers the independence to provide you with the most effective solution on GIS selection, pre and post implementation advice and planning ongoing project management.

Our extensive knowledge of most GIS products allows us to transfer your data with minimum disruption. You can supply your data in any common GIS format and it will be transferred utilizing both existing transfer protocols and bespoke solutions.

Large Format Scanning

Do you need your old paper records to be easily accessed on your GIS or archived for security purposes providing cover against damage from wear and tear and accidental disposal? If yes, then Global Mapping offers a large format scanning service based around the Colortrac 360Gx+ scanner, which is capable of handling most sizes from A5 upwards, the only restrictions being a maximum width of 1 metre and file size. Documents can be scanned in binary, Greyscale, indexed colour and RGB, at resolutions up to a maximum of 600dpi.

As the scanner is not a drum scanner it enables us to scan delicate and precious items with no risk of damage. Output is normally to CD but we also offer the option of writing the data to your own supplied hard drive if you wish.

Images can be tiled and geo-referenced to your requirements and output in a format compatible with your GIS. As an example, Local Authorities have used this facility to import historical mapping to their GIS to help fulfill their Contaminated Lands Strategy.

Large format scanning and geo-referencing solutions can be offered to mapping producers, publishers, oil exploration companies, the architectural field, utilities, government agencies and local authorities and for GPS.

Data Conversion

Global Mapping can become your ‘outsource resource’ for Geospatial and IT services. Working as your partner onsite, offsite or even offshore, we provide the added production capability and technical personnel you need to get that project completed on time. For large complex projects, we can place a Project Manager onsite at your location to provide the highest level of efficiency and technical support.

Apart from Data Conversion, Global Mapping also offers comprehensive Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing capabilities as well as IT consulting and staffing services. Our staff of experienced GIS professionals takes a customized approach to each new project and are committed to working with you in partnership from conception to successful project completion.

Not only are we competitive on rates but, more importantly, we are very competitive on service.

Contact Alan Smith now with your requirement and find out how competitive we are

Data Conversion

Raster-to-Vector
Our technicians specialize in the accurate conversion of digitized paper maps, orthophotography, and satellite images into vector formats for ease of storage and manipulation in the GIS environment.

AM / FM / GIS Mapping
We build custom automated maps of your facilities and assets using off-the-shelf software from ESRI, MapInfo, and Bentley or using your own proprietary mapping system. Global Mapping also integrates maps with IT and Internet technology to extend map access across your client's enterprise.

Paper Records
We scan any size paper documents for migration into a digital database. Specialized filter routines remove smudges, creases, and other relics from source documents.

Data Updating
To update existing digital databases, our team obtains recent source material, typically satellite images, to incorporate current land-use and land-cover information.

Insurance / Flood / Parcel / Tax Mapping
We have extensive experience and skill sets for the creation of digital map databases of property parcels for insurance, flood, and tax mapping applications.

Computer-Aided Drafting
Our technicians also are trained to create mechanical 2D and 3D drawings for architectural, engineering, and mapping project applications.

Photogrammetry

Orthorectification
Global Mapping uses PCI's OrthoEngine and APEX-V7 for orthorectification of both aerial photographs and satellite images to produce map-quality ortho images.

Aerial Triangulation & Adjustment
Global Mapping uses PAT B for AT adjustments.

Stereo-Compilation
Our production facilities are equipped with both analytical and softcopy stereo-compilers. Data compilation is accomplished in both MicroStation and AutoCAD on Zeiss P-33 and DATEM's IMA and Summit Evolution.

DTM Generation
In preparation for orthorectification of air photos or satellite imagery, we obtain the source material to extract digital elevation models. Masspoints, breaklines, and contour interpolation features (CIP) are collected and processed in specialized software from PCI Geomatics, Canada, to generate digital terrain models.

Cross-Section and Linear-Section Generation
Cross-sections of corridors are generated from 3D data for the design of highways, pipelines, and powerline rights-of-way using SCOP.

Remote Sensing

Aerial Photography / GPS Survey Control
Through a network of aerial firms, we can assist in planning airborne and GPS ground surveys to meet your mapping specifications.

Image Processing
Our remote sensing staff turn satellite imagery from all current series of satellites, (Landsat, SPOT, SPIN, IRS and high resolution data) into valuable
geospatial information.

Satellite Imaging
Global Mapping has relationships with all major satellite operators, including Russia, and can schedule new acquisitions or obtain archive data over your specified project area.

MAPublisher - Bridging the gap between GIS and Desktop Publishing

Map Publisher

Do you have problems creating quality maps from your GIS? Do you have to call in experts to produce the finished maps for you? MAPublisher (from Avenza Systems of Canada) will help you resolve your problems. Working within Macromedia FreeHand or Adobe Illustrator (on Mac or PC), it lets you effortlessly import your GIS data from, say, ArcView or MapInfo. Furthermore, it retains your GIS map attributes and co-ordinates so you can continue to use GIS queries, view and edit your attributes, or change projections or scales.

Once you are in a DTP environment, you will obviously have full control over fonts and specification enabling you to style up your map exactly as you want it. For example, if you were a planner with all your policy data on your GIS you would now have the ability to produce the maps yourself and output to Postscript ready for colour printing and when you have finished you can convert your Postscript files back to your GIS system!

MAPublisher is a complete suite of cartographic and GIS tools for your vector graphics programme. Make high quality professional maps while maintaining your GIS functionality. MAPublisher combines the best features of a graphics programme with the core elements of a GIS application to create a cost effective yet powerful cartographic solution. This unique blend of graphics and GIS allows for a shorter learning curve than found with most GIS packages so that you can get up and running and begin producing quality results quickly and cost effectively. MAPublisher can be integrated into geography, cartography or GIS workflows at most levels.

"I’d heard of MAPublisher but wasn’t aware of just how good it was until Tim (Rideout) gave me a demo. Straight away I could see the possibilities, it’s very impressive." Alan Smith, MD, Global Mapping

"MAPublisher has definitely improved my cartographic and GIS ability" Robert Chaney, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, USA

"Training was worthwhile" Phil Sherbourne, Bristol City Council

"I wouldn’t be able to work without it" Gillian Bradley Derbyshire Dales District Council

"Overall, very pleased with MapPublisher" Anita Walker, South Gloucestershire District Council

If this seems too good to be true then you can try it for free from www.avenza.com or as sole UK distributors for MAPublisher we would be pleased to come and demonstrate its capabilities so please email us or give us a call on 01280 840770. For a full list of the different versions and formats available click here to view the online catalogue.

Global Mapping are leaders in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and we offer training courses in the following software packages :

Courses range from 1 day beginners courses to 2 day advanced courses, and can be tailored to particular clients needs.

Courses are normally held at your premises, although courses can also be held at our Edinburgh office.

If held at your premises we will add the cost of travel and subsistence for the course tutor. The cost includes appropriate course materials.

With our extensive resources, Global Mapping can produce bespoke maps for just about anywhere. Using either our own or third party data, or producing from scratch utilising aerial photography, we can create the map best suited to your requirements. Our experience in cartography covers all disciplines from editorial and design, photogrammetry and digitising through to training and consultancy. Equally at home with Mac or PC, Graphics or GIS, Global Mapping can produce maps for print, CD, GIS or Internet.

Satellite Imagery offers some of the most spectacular views of our World. Normally offered in refined natural colour, images can be produced of anywhere in the World at an appropriate resolution and to a projection suitable for your needs. Data can be supplied as JPEGs or GIFs ready for use by map makers and graphic designers.
Satellite image prints are ideal for classrooms, boardrooms, offices etc. and can be supplied in a choice of finishes including laminated, encapsulated or framed. They can show the whole World or just a region or city. See sample images...

Aerial Photography - ‘Get Mapping’

Historical Imagery of London
New to market, this 1947 Aerial Photography and 1870 Mapping creates a fascinating glimpse of London. Both data sets have been geo-referenced with the whole of Central London covered (view coverage) to a particular high level of resolution.

Data can be purchased individually or together, for more details contact Dave Hosking on 01280 840785 or email dave.hosking@globalmapping.uk.com

This stunning image of Snowdonia has been created by building a digital terrain model and then taking Getmapping’s high resolution imagery from the Snowdon SkyView posters and draping them over the model. Having done this the model can be rotated to give views from different angles and perspectives. The images look like oblique aerial photographs when viewed for the first time, but the visual quality belies the fact that they are 2D data and are therefore spatially correct. This allows other mapped detail i.e. data from a GIS, to be portrayed as part of the 3D image and can therefore enhance the delivery of information where height and landform are important elements.

Global Mapping and its partners have developed the techniques required to produce these 3D landscape images which could be replicated wherever height data and imagery exist. Several programs are used to build the images that can be readily supplied for litho printing or web delivery. For more information contact Alan Smith on 01280 840770.