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One of Europe’s Largest Fire Brigades orders Cadcorp SIS licences

Strathclyde Fire Brigade to use Cadcorp SIS Map Modeller, Map Manager and mSIS GIS software for brigade-wide data collection and analysis.

Cadcorp, the developer of the popular Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System - digital mapping/GIS software suite, today announced that Strathclyde Fire Brigade (SFB) have ordered a number of Cadcorp SIS software licences.

SFB has a Data Services department responsible for data collection and analysis. They decided to select Cadcorp SIS as the GIS of choice for brigade-wide spatial analysis. The Map Modeller and Map Manager desktop software purchased will be used for analysing fire brigade incident data for operational and reporting purposes in line with government directives. In addition, the mobile data capture package, Cadcorp mSIS, is set to be used for the collection of water hydrant information.

Alan Lee-Bourke, SFB’s Data Services Department Manager stated: “I had heard many good reports about Cadcorp software from other fire brigades in the UK. A key factor in our decision to purchase was Professor Robert Barr's 2003 review of Cadcorp SIS V6 in GI News. I have known Bob for many years and his opinion carries a lot of weight in the GIS community. Format support was another key factor. Cadcorp SIS’s support of many data sources ‘out-of-the-box’ is probably unparalleled - certainly in the UK. Cadcorp SIS, among its many other benefits, is becoming a de-facto standard for data interoperability”.

Mike O’Neil, Managing Director, Cadcorp added. “We welcome Strathclyde Fire Brigade to the ever growing number of Fire Services using Cadcorp SIS. They are our first Scottish Fire user and are very significant in being one of the largest and most diverse fire and rescue operations in Europe . We are extremely pleased that they recognise and value the key strengths we have built into our GIS software and hope that this is the start of a long-standing and productive relationship”.

In recent months Cadcorp has announced Fire Service sales of Cadcorp SIS to the East Sussex , Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Services.

About Strathclyde Fire Brigade

Strathclyde Fire Brigade (SFB) is situated in the west of Scotland in the UK. It’s geographical area covers almost 14,000 square kilometres (about 5,500 square miles). The area includes 31 inhabited islands and has a coastline longer than that of France. Almost 2.3 million people live in over 930,000 households in the area, ranging from remote crofts and hamlets to Scotland 's biggest city, Glasgow. The Brigade has 3,166 operational firefighters. They provide round-the-clock crews for a total of 236 emergency vehicles based at 113 strategically sited fire stations.

About Cadcorp

Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading developer of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software. With offices in the UK, USA and Australia, Cadcorp's distribution and VAR network stretches worldwide. The company also plays a pivotal technical role in the Open GIS Consortium. Inc®. The Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System product range is fully integrated digital mapping and GIS software that uses OpenGIS® certified compliant interfaces. Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2000 certified company, an Ordnance Survey Licenced Partner and also holds an S-CAT agreement for category 15, GIS Software.

Cadcorp SIS applications exist in local government, central government, emergency services, insurance, oil & natural gas, mapping and surveying, commerce, utilities and many other markets.

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For further information, contact: Chris Holcroft, Tel: (44) 1438 747996, e-mail: chris.holcroft@cadcorp.com

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