Cadcorp GIS selected by Jersey Fire and Rescue Service
Incident Support Mapping System (ISMS) chosen for ease of use
Stevenage, 5th January, 2011 – Jersey Fire and Rescue Service has selected Cadcorp’s Incident Support Mapping System (ISMS) for deployment in their Command Support Unit. The solution is already deployed in a number of UK fire and rescue services, where it provides a simple and intuitive means of managing resources at major incidents.
Will Stewart, Information Services Manager at Jersey Fire and Rescue Service, explained the business drivers behind the decision. “Last year we were faced with a wildfire which stretched our resources to the limit. We have a limited number of fire fighters on the island, and tackling the blaze committed our resources for days at a time. Quite simply, in order to make the most of our limited resources, we need to know where our teams are at all times. We need to see the big picture – immediately and always.”
Jersey Fire and Rescue Service had to go to the market for a new incident support system, as their existing system was being discontinued. Mr. Stewart described the outcome of his market search. “We found a number of solutions for incident management. However, they tended to be sold as components of much larger, complex, and integrated systems. In Jersey, we don’t have the luxury of being able to dedicate a trained specialist to manage a complex incident support system. Any and all of our personnel - from station manager to part-time support staff - have to be able to use such a system. It has to be intuitive. We found nothing on the market that is as simple and quick to deploy as Cadcorp’s standalone ISMS.”
“The effective management of resources has always been important for the fire and rescue services” added Mike O’Neil, Cadcorp CEO. “Given the current pressures on public spending, the focus on resource management can only increase. We are proud to have been recognised by Jersey Fire and Rescue Service for our ability to help them maintain high levels of efficiency and effectiveness. “
About Cadcorp
Cadcorp® is a UK based developer and supplier of world leading GIS and web mapping software. From its headquarters in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Cadcorp's sales, support, distribution and partner network stretches worldwide.
Cadcorp SIS® - Spatial Information System® software suite – is an integrated family of standalone, web, developer and mobile GIS products. Our cost-effective solutions help organisations in the public and private sectors maximise their investment in geographic information by making it easier to share spatial data between people and between systems.
As a long-standing technical member of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc® (OGC), Cadcorp has been at the forefront of the application of open technologies and standards-based solutions. Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certified company and an Oracle® Partner. In the UK, Cadcorp is an Ordnance Survey® Developer Partner; Northern Ireland Land & Property Services® (LPS) Licenced Partner; corporate member of the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) and a corporate member of the British Cartographic Society (BCS).
For more information please visit: http://www.cadcorp.com
About Jersey Fire and Rescue Service
Jersey Fire and Rescue Service is a Home Affairs department within the States of Jersey. It closely resembles fire and rescue services in the United Kingdom in every aspect other than scale. As well as fighting fires, the service has an important role in rescue and response, and in fire prevention. The service manages a fleet of 31 vehicles ranging from fire engines to inshore rescue boats and specialist cliff rescue vehicles.
For more information please visit http://www.gov.je
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