The 'go to' organisation for Local Government improvement in Scotland

The current services they manage are:

• The One Scotland Gazetteer – the definitive register of all addresses in Scotland.
• The National Street Gazetteer – the definitive road network including asset and maintenance information.
• The Spatial Hub –collecting and sharing spatial data.
• TellMeScotland – informing the public of local government notifications like roadworks, planning and licensing.

What can SIS do for local government?

• Collaborates closely with strategic partners to ensure that improved spatial information management increases value to data owners and the wider Scottish community.
• It keeps the local government community up to date on legislation, regulation and data specifications.
• Supports Scottish local government to achieve compliance.
• Centralise the efforts associated with the improvement of spatial information management across local government -resulting in long term efficiency gains and cost savings.
• Place an emphasis on using open source software and technology, as specified by various European and UK directives and initiatives, which will keep their running costs as low as possible.