Web mapping for ideal service delivery
Matthew Horwell GIS Co-Ordinator Stoke-on-Trent – The Potteries
• Federation of six towns in 1910 Stoke Hanley Burslem Tunstall Longton Fenton
• Gained City status in 1925
• Became Unitary authority in 1998 Stoke-on-Trent – The Potteries • World Capital of Ceramics – Wedgwood, Spode, Royal Doulton, Minton, Dudson, Aynsley, Burleigh, Portmeirion, Beswick, Churchill, Moorcroft, Emma Bridgewater, Steelite Notable Stokies
Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister Phil Taylor Arnold Bennett Clarice Cliff Robbie Williams (Author of Anna of Five Towns)
Reginald Mitchell Capt. Edward Smith Sir Stanley Matthews Matthew Horwell (Designer of Supermarine Spitfire) (Captain of RMS Titanic) Deprived Stoke 12th highest proportion of deprived neighbourhoods out of 317 council districts in England
51 of the city’s 159 localities are among the most deprived 10% nationally
32.1% are now classed as being among the worst in the country for deprivation
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019
http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/iod_index.html Population of Stoke-on-Trent
• 270,726 (2011 Census) • 118,178 Residential Properties • 36 sq miles Employment • Employment growth in Stoke-on-Trent has been named as the fastest in the UK • 8,000 jobs created in the past five years • Manufacturing, Transportation & Storage, Accommodation & Food Service, Administration and Support Service, Construction • Irwin Mitchell has placed Stoke-on-Trent at the top of the UK Powerhouse table!
https://irwinmitchell.turtl.co/story/uk-powerhouse-january-2020/page/6/5 Meeting the needs of Stoke-on-Trent
• Teams interacting with service users • Silo information – little or no data sharing • Plethora of data • Not all data georeferenced or plotted • Co-ordinated attempt to join up working • Staff & Budget cuts = savings + efficiencies • Increasing demands of populace + changing needs • Change the way Stoke interacts with residents • Change the way Stoke delivers services Social Care
• A LOT of data across many teams • Word Documents, Excel Spreadsheets • Local Knowledge – Social Workers, Office Staff • Partners – NHS, Trussell Trust, DWP • Customer interaction from many teams • Hoover up data into one common source • Signpost clients to relevant services • Social Directory is born! Creating GIS Data
G I S
28 x Desktop Users 1 x GIS Co-Ordinator ? x Web Map Users Datalayer stored in Oracle DB
New dataset created via Desktop SIS
SWD Workspace saved onto GIS Server SWD Workspace and Dataset populated / edited via Web Map Editor Oracle dataset and external SWD Workspace published to external Web Map Layers Social Directory • Safer Places Scheme • All Inclusive Opportunities • Local Support Services (Mental health, Sexual health, Counselling, Carers assistance, Drug & Alcohol addiction etc.) • Disabled Access Toilets and Changing Places • Homeless Services • Food Banks • NHS information (Hospitals, GP Surgeries, Pharmacies, Dentists, Opticians) • Older Peoples’ Housing Options • Schools and Adult Learning Venues • Youth Activity Provision • Parks and Leisure Facilities • Bus Stops (NAPTAN) • Car Parks
Result
• Publicise Social Directory map to Social Workers, Partners, Service Providers • Obtain ‘buy-in’ from other teams / Managers • Social Directory Map demonstrated to the Wider Welfare Reform Group (Council, DWP, Charities, Partners, Service Providers) • Ownership of data to ensure it’s kept relevant and up-to-date • Less work involved in maintaining data • Easier to maintain Service Providers • Point service users towards the map so they can help themselves • Lead to fewer interactions with Public – self serve? Elections Planning Applications SHLAA
Public Rights of Way Planning Constraints Winter Gritting Thank you!
https://www.stoke.gov.uk/maps