Abstract
 Implementing a Corporate GIS to Protect England's Heritage Track: State and Local Government Author(s): Alice Froggatt In 2002 a GIS strategy was agreed for English Heritage to meet its modernization targets. Four years on, the organization has reached its aim of a corporate GIS with webGIS (ArcIMS), deskGIS (ArcGIS) and corporate spatial database (ArcSDE). webGIS gives all staff access to the textual and spatial data and analytical tools required for their work. More than 750,000 records, based in six databases, are now accessible through a single gateway along with modern and historical Ordnance Survey data. deskGIS is used for editing the data and performing advanced queries, while record creation and deletion are managed through the textual databases coupled with Web services to deskGIS. A significant program of training in system usage and GIS theory was implemented to ensure staff were maximizing usage of the systems and data. This paper explores the systems, their integration and the peaks and troughs throughout the implementation period. Alice Froggatt English Heritage Corporate GIS Team 23 Savile Row London W1S 2ET GB Phone: +44 2079733095 E-mail: alice.froggatt@english-heritage.org.uk |
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