System and service suppliers represent approximately 1/3rd of the total number of corporate members of the AGI. Also just under half of all sponsor members would fall under this description. Whilst the views and interests of the suppliers often accord with the wider AGI membership, they do have specific needs and areas of interest which are not easily catered for by any specific group within the AGI.

The agenda of SIG activities are agreed by the members themselves, working with other AGI bodies. Work has already undertaken in support of the development of the UK GI Strategy and making representations to the Government GI Systems and Services framework procurement. Other possible future activities include:

• Influencing the development of Government procurement and contract frameworks;


• Establishing a library of GI Return on Investment (ROI) case studies;


• Commissioning a UK GI Industry survey;


• Providing a suppliers' perspective in the on-going debates on the need for single National Spatial Address Infrastructure and The Guardian's 'free our data' campaign;


• Capacity building - working with the academic sector to attract more of the most able students into the industry

The group is financed by yearly subscriptions to allow AGI to employ a dedicated member of staff to support these activities.

The group operates under the rules and procedures established for other Special Interest Groups within the AGI.

SIG documents and ROI case studies can now be found on the Resources TAB