Community of Brindisi Modernizes Mapping to Preserve Millennia-Old Architecture

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Community of Brindisi modernizes mapping to preserve millennia-old architecture.

Client profile Overview Community of Brindisi Founded as an Ancient Greek settlement, Brindisi has a long and comune.brindisi.it storied history. Preserving the architecture of millennia is a key • Italian port city of nearly 90,000 concern for modern government officials. The city’s proximity to the residents located on the Adriatic Sea Adriatic Sea makes hydrology and environmental issues crucial as well. • An important trade center since it was part of Ancient Greece, before For years, Brindisi has used mapping technology to display information the Roman conquest of 267 BC about environmental protections, zoning and permitting restrictions, • Known for rich architecture dating as far back as Roman times and similar characteristics of individual properties. When it needed an • Modern city leaders prioritize upgrade, the city deployed a solution from Pitney Bowes® that architectural heritage, environmental provides 80 to 90 percent faster performance, while dramatically issues and hydrology concerns improving the maps’ user-friendliness and significantly reducing staff time dedicated to mapping.

Business challenge A port city located in southern Italy’s Apulia “We’ve heard, from both region, Brindisi has played an important Brindisi residents and the role in European trade and culture for millennia. Today, the community continues city contractors who use to serve as a pioneer of environmental our mapping services, preservation techniques. “Brindisi is a small city, but there are a number of issues that that they are very we have to deal with around environmental pleased with the new protection, landscaping and hydrology,” says Teodoro Indini, architectural official Pitney Bowes solution.” with the community of Brindisi. — Teodoro Indini, Architectural Official, The city has long used mapping software to Community of Brindisi understand these issues. Community members and city employees access an online Web GIS application to answer zoning questions, visualize boundaries of environmentally protected areas, and determine landscaping and permitting restrictions on specific properties. Pitney Bowes Case study: Community of Brindisi 1 of 2 Technology used Previously, the Web GIS solution was built building-permit applications.” They can on MapXtreme® from Pitney Bowes®. also save and then digitally annotate ® • Spectrum Spatial Analyst The solution displayed the information their personalized versions of the maps. ® • MapInfo Pro Advanced Brindisi needed, but the city wanted a more modern solution. Brindisi decided to upgrade to Pitney Bowes Spectrum® Benefits Spatial Analyst (SSA) and the new Feedback from users has been release of MapInfo® Pro Advanced. overwhelmingly positive. “We’ve heard, from both Brindisi residents and the city contractors who use our mapping Solution services, that they are very pleased with The city worked with Pitney Bowes the new Pitney Bowes solution,” Indini partner Geo Marketing to deploy and reports. That’s partly because configure the solution. Now, SSA collects performance of the system is much both internal data and regional faster. “It’s 80 to 90 percent faster than “Pitney Bowes has always information from external sources that our legacy system,” he says. treated our community have been properly certified. MapInfo Pro builds maps based on this data. A The solution’s user-friendly interface with great total of 128 layers can be visible at the enables employees throughout the city professionalism, same time on the same map, which to update maps themselves. “The person enables Brindisi’s users to create maps to who is actually working on the problem seriousness and respect. serve a wide variety of needs. can determine how it will be displayed,” Indini says. “And updates go out much We have an excellent As an example, one group of layers faster. As an example, I drew a gas working relationship.” reflects building restrictions. “Among pipeline on a map in SSA, and it was many other factors, it shows which available to all our map users within one — Teodoro Indini, Architectural Official, properties have a stream nearby and minute.” Community of Brindisi where structures cannot exceed a certain height because of their proximity This means residents, employees and to the airport,” Indini explains. contractors are accessing up-to-date maps. At the same time, the new solution Brindisi provides different levels of has reduced by 20 to 25 percent the access to the mapping information. amount of time Indini’s team spends on Some data is available to the general mapping. Indini is thrilled with the public (see it at brindisiwebgis.it), some solution and with the Pitney Bowes to internal employees only, and some to partnership that helped his team bring it city contractors such as architects, to fruition. engineers and geologists. “Pitney Bowes has always treated our “Through MapInfo, users can query our community with great professionalism, SSA database to learn who owns a seriousness and respect,” Indini says. particular property, what can be built “The people who work for Pitney Bowes there, and applicable standards or laws are very responsive. We have an that apply,” Indini says. “Users can attach excellent working relationship.” a printout of this information to

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