"Although we already had GIS facilities from other vendors in the bidding process, we selected Cadcorp SIS and GeognoSIS because of the software’s obvious openness, its flexibility and development tools and most importantly, its ability to work with data from the other systems in use and to interface with Oracle …

“In addition to such practical uses, the system’s longer term value lies in demonstrating where surveillance is required, as well as measuring the crime displacement effect of cameras and being able to react accordingly, for instance by deploying mobile CCTV units.”