CROYDON, England, October 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has Procured Award Winning Gazetteer Management Software and Geographic Information System (GIS) from GGP Systems. Designed to provide easy access to centralised address data, integrate front and back office systems and deliver powerful geographic analysis, GGP Response will initially be used to facilitate the integration of the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) within the Service's mobilisation software. Future plans include accessing the gazetteer data from Mobile Data Terminals and the integration of the NLPG to join up disparate departmental databases.
It was important that the selected solution had a proven track record in the emergency services sector, commented Darryl Keen, Project Sponsor for Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (FRS). GGP Systems could demonstrate this credibility with reference sites giving positive recommendations. During the tender process GGP Response performed very well; it offered the functionality we required, and in some areas exceeded our requirements, required no special development work and was available off the shelf.
GGP Response provides centralised access to address data and allows organisations to access and maintain national datasets such as the NLPG and National Street Gazetteer (NSG). The software also provides the tools to integrate the data with web-based applications and other corporate or departmental systems as well as communicating with the national NLPG hub.
GGP Response will initially be used to help Buckinghamshire FRS integrate the NLPG within their mobilisation software from Fortek. The gazetteer management tools will also enable quality control and manipulation of the data with functionality specifically designed for users of the NLPG rather than local authority custodians.
In the near future GGP Response will enable corporate wide access to the data, including use in the field, bringing together a wide range of departmental databases. The GIS functionality of GGP Response will further enhance Buckinghamshire's use of spatial data with advanced tools for integration, analysis and access.
GGP GIS, which provides tools for editing, plotting and maintaining the geographic locations of properties and streets, also ensures synchronisation between data held in different application databases and web enablers providing online access to address data and geographical information.
GGP's web application; eNGz, provides a single point of access via the web to the Service's entire address dataset and associated information from other systems. It will facilitate the pooling of all data into a centralisedlocation, which will dramatically reduce the time staff spend searching for information.
SOURCE: GGP Systems Limited
CONTACT: Contacts: Prim Maxwell, GGP Systems, Tel: +44(0)20-8686-9887,e-mail: prim@ggpsystems.co.uk
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