1. MAPit - June 2010
2. GIS for Green Spaces Management
3. New Philip's mapping datasets available
4. Ordnance Survey OpenData
5. Environment Agency Sought GIS Dataset Creation

Welcome to our June 2010 MAPit Public Sector newsletter. We have had a busy first half of the year with a number of LDF projects being completed for Local Authorities. The work we do in other areas of the Public Sector continues to grow with a range of GIS and web development projects either completed or in progress.

The recent change in government has seen the spotlight falling on the Public Sector in recent weeks, whilst the introduction of a new transparency in Local Authority spending will herald a new era of spending review. Our recent experience and indeed this edition of MAPIT does illustrate how the sector is using geographic information and mapping to improve efficiencies and provide better service.

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GIS for Green Spaces Management Green space is the collective term used to describe all parks, public gardens, playing fields, children’s play areas, woodlands, nature reserves, allotment gardens, linear and other open space. All UK local authorities have to manage their green spaces within increasingly tight financial budgets... read more...	New Philip's mapping datasets available Last year Lovell Johns became Philip's exclusive reseller of their map data. Through our online brand mapsinternational.co.uk we started offering street level mapping and this has proved popular amongst business and the public sector... read more...
Ordnance Survey OpenData Since our last MAPit Public Sector, the Ordnance Survey has now officially released a series of map datasets covering the UK. These map datasets are covered by the Creative Commons license which means they are free to use... read more...	Environment Agency sought GIS dataset creation Environment Agency Midlands East recently commissioned Lovell Johns to undertake consultancy and investigations into creation of a GIS dataset for river bank defences. The dataset would show the extent of flood bank assets and information about their maintenance ... read more...