Natural Power can take sharing of spatial data to the next level with a secure webmap that is accessible to authorised individuals, allowing consistent and fast dissemination of spatial information to the whole project team. A project webmap is particularly beneficial during early stages of Environmental Assessments, to be used during processes such as constraints analysis and finalisation of site design. However, this tool can be used throughout the assessment by project team members aiding their analysis and reporting.
The benefits of a project team webmap are:
Accessibility – The project team have access to the same spatial data at the same time, removing the admin burden associated with sharing files. The usability of the webmap provides a step up from accessing information via static PDFs.
Enhanced data interrogation – The webmap allows increased functionality beyond just viewing data, including basic data interrogation (measuring, searches, proximity analysis). This gives team members increased functionality to interrogate data with limited user training.
Consistency and transparency – Everyone has access to the same data allowing quick dissemination of project changes during the assessment.
Time saving – Transparency of data at early stages reduces the burden of generating static PDF maps, streamlining production of figures for report chapters across the whole project team.
Integration – The web map is the first step in our full digital service, and can be integrated with any or all of our other offerings.
Example of a web map can be seen here or in the preview below. Additional layers and features can be added upon request.
Web map preview: