Laser-Scan and GDC aim to show local authorities exactly how they can achieve compatibility across the entire organisation as well as with OS MasterMap. This is achieved by "cleaning" and structuring the data such that it can be accessed from a single database by all departments. Laser-Scan's ground-breaking new product Radius Topology is instrumental in this process.
A project is already underway at London Borough of Enfield (LBE). In little more than 5 weeks LBE expects clean and structured data; original estimates for the length of the project stood at 5 years!
Managing Director of GDC, Steven Feldman says:
"Ensuring Data Quality is essential if Local Government is to fully participate in the national initiatives of e-Government. Radius Topology has an important part to play in the construction of Land and Property Gazetteers and fully automated Land Charges searches. Radius Topology provides the only viable solution for topologically structuring data using the Oracle Spatial Data Type eliminating gaps, overlaps, undershoots and overshoots."
Radius Topology is a dynamic topology management layer stored in Oracle9i, creating a server-side topological solution for handling the structure of spatial information. This means that Radius Topology also acts as a "gatekeeper", only allowing clean, accurate data into the database. Inconsistent data is automatically corrected, within the bounds of user-defined rules. So, no matter who adds new data or which software they use, LBE can be confident that Radius Topology is working hard to ensure that its data is error-free and, above all, accessible across the organisation.
More details on this special programme are available online at www.radius.laser-scan.com/services/accurate_data.htm or email Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!
Quelle: Directions Magazine
