GGP Helps UK Authorities Join Up Environmental Emergency Response Planning

February 20, 2014 -- GGP Systems is helping UK authorities respond quicker to environmental disasters by sharing essential environmental data under the European Directive INSPIRE.  INSPIRE requires public authorities to publish geospatial information related to the environment; for example data about land use, planning and transport, according to strict technical specifications. Publishing of environmental data is designed to enable the cross border and cross agency sharing of information which is vital in helping to respond to, plan for and prevent environmental emergencies such as the current flood events. 

Geographical Information Systems specialist GGP Systems has launched a number of specially designed work packages and off the shelf solutions that are already helping Local Authorities publish data.

“INSPIRE has been around for quite some time,” commented Tim Maxwell, founder and Managing Director of GGP Systems, “however Local Authorities simply don’t have the time, budget or staff resource to stay on top of their obligations. By using a specialist contractor, such as GGP, under resourced, cash strapped Councils can ensure data is not only published but that it is compliant and maintained.”

“However this is not just about compliance with the latest European directive,” continued Maxwell. “INSPIRE is grounded in the need for joined up decision making underpinned by quality data. Environmental emergencies, such as the devastating flooding across England, show just how important it is that those charged with managing the emergency response and clean-up operation have access to the most up to date and accurate information available.”

The importance of INSPIRE was recently recognised with the announcement of funding by the Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) under the New Burdens Doctrine for Local Authorities. Grants of up to £8,000 are currently being made available to help local authorities meet regulatory compliance for the publishing geospatial information relating to the environment.

GGP Systems offers an end to end service to help local authorities and other public sector organisations meet their INSIRE obligations. With options available for the data providers and publishers, such as Council’s, for users of environmental data such as emergency responders and for central hubs, the GGP INSPIRE Service Packages represent proven functionality coupled with value for money.

Contacts:

www.ggpsystems.co.uk

GGP Systems, tel +044 (0)208 686 9887

Featured Video
Jobs
Sr. Silicon Design Engineer for AMD at Santa Clara, California
Senior Firmware Architect - Server Manageability for Nvidia at Santa Clara, California
GPU Design Verification Engineer for AMD at Santa Clara, California
Design Verification Engineer for Blockwork IT at Milpitas, California
CAD Engineer for Nvidia at Santa Clara, California
Senior Platform Software Engineer, AI Server - GPU for Nvidia at Santa Clara, California
Upcoming Events
SEMICON Japan 2024 at Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo Japan - Dec 11 - 13, 2024
PDF Solutions AI Executive Conference at St. Regis Hotel San Francisco - Dec 12, 2024
DVCon U.S. 2025 at United States - Feb 24 - 27, 2025



© 2024 Internet Business Systems, Inc.
670 Aberdeen Way, Milpitas, CA 95035
+1 (408) 882-6554 — Contact Us, or visit our other sites:
AECCafe - Architectural Design and Engineering TechJobsCafe - Technical Jobs and Resumes GISCafe - Geographical Information Services  MCADCafe - Mechanical Design and Engineering ShareCG - Share Computer Graphic (CG) Animation, 3D Art and 3D Models
  Privacy PolicyAdvertise