November 11, 2009 -- UK GIS supplier GGP Systems has launched a new version of its web based GIS. Designed to make up to the minute local authority service information readily accessible via the Internet, eGGP 2009 provides access to data held in spatial database formats and supports national initiatives such as t-Government and Communities in Control. The software has a new-look user interface with advanced mapping functionality and a faster more refined online experience underpinned by a reworked map rendering engine. eGGP 2009 also provides improved security with sophisticated user authentification and account management.

“In this digital age we all expect answers in an instant,” commented Tim Maxwell, Managing Director of GGP Systems. “For Councils this can be a mammoth task providing citizens with access to information ranging from ‘where’s my nearest recycling centre’ to ‘am I in a conservation area’. eGGP 2009 enables the online delivery of easy to understand, up to the minute service level information meeting many of the aspirations of the Communities in Control Agenda - primarily by providing easy access to clearly presented information letting people know what has happened and what is being planned in their local area.”

eGGP 2009 includes the ability to access and display data held in a variety of spatial database formats. Supporting a drive towards shared services this builds on the work undertaken by GGP Systems to develop solutions to the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) international standards. eGGP 2009 also offers improved security with user log in and authentification allowing defined control of access to information. With four ‘user levels’ – home, group, department and corporate – this ensure sensitive information is only accessible to authorised users. Advanced map query options including polygon based querying and distance and area measurement tools together with a reworked map rendering engine

eGGP 2009 is part of a suite of software solutions from GGP Systems that includes an upgraded version of their desktop GIS and GGP’s land, property and street gazetteer management software GGP NGz. GGP GIS 2009 also includes advanced spatial data storage functionality, improved data security and user authentification and support for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. GGP NGz 2009 includes new functionality for Street Naming and Numbering (SNN) and Candidate Processing. The GGP 2009 software suite is also supported for running in a Windows Server 2008 64bit environment and supports Oracle Locator 9i, 10g and 11g

Contact: Prim Maxwell, GGP Systems tel. +44 (0)20 8686 9887, e-mail: Email Contact, www.ggpsystems.co.uk