- Request
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Can you please disclose information regarding the council's use of GIS software? If possible, this should include answers to the following:
1. Name and provider of GIS software?
2. Number and type of licenses for GIS software?
3. Annual spend on licenses?
4. Number of GIS specific support staff, or, name and provider of GIS support? - Decision
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I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.
1. Precisely, MapInfo Pro
QGIS, QGIS
ESRI (UK) Ltd, ArcGIS Online & ArcGIS Pro
Idox, Thinkware (contract will cease with effect from 28 February 2025)
Civica UK Ltd, Cars & Wings
CADCORP, CADCORP
2. MapInfo Pro: 15 x concurrent licences
QGIS: Freeware and available to all users as required
ArcGIS Online including Hub Premium: 5 x Creator, 1 x Professional Plus, 10 x Contributor, 20 x Viewer and 1100 x Hub Premium User
Thinkware: Enterprise licence, up to 5000 users
Cars & Wings: 16 x user licences
CADCORP: Enterprise licence
3. Precisely, MapInfo Pro: £13,984
QGIS, QGIS: £0.00
ESRI (UK) Ltd, ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro: £54,698
Idox, Thinkware: £19,500
Civica UK Ltd, Cars & Wings: £15,218
CADCORP, CADCORP £6,210
4. 10 x Council staff supporting GIS apps and data, plus GIS app support from Precisely, ESRI (UK) Ltd, Civica UK Ltd and CADCORP accordingly.
- Reference number
- 11373878
- Date request received
- 8 January 2025
- Date of decision
- 7 February 2025