Mr Adrian Walker CGeog (GIS)

Biography

Occupation: T-Services Manager Employer: Bradford MDC Memo: I have been employed within a Local Authority since 1985 where I immediately began working with Ordnance Survey data and creating bespoke mapping. I began my first formal training in Geographical Information System (G.I.S.) in 1996, which lead to the successful completion of an MSc in GIS in 2008, this alongside extensive experience of using GIS within a Local Authority has provided me with knowledge/experience of the issue/problems associated with Local Authority projects. I'm currently the Authority Liaison Officer (ALO) who is responsible for all mapping data supplied by the Mapping Services Agreement to the Authority. Additionally I'm joint ALO chair of the Yorkshire and Humberside G.O.R. Authority Liaison Group. My role throughout my career has been as an 'enabler', recent GIS projects include developing within a core group of staff including IBM/SERCO the Local Authorities Corporate GIS ICT infrastructure, developing a Decriminalised Parking Application with ERSI UK in 2008/09, worked with a select number of Local Authorities, IDeA (LGIH) and consultants on the creation of national standards for the creation of Basic Land and Property Unit Polygons, the successful implementation of an LLPG, including bespoke development of 3rd party software, being one of the first Local Authorities to capture all historical land use pertinent to Part IIA Environmental Protection Act for the entire district at all Ordnance Survey scales and managing a multitude of data capture projects for the Planning/Building Control, Land Charges and Highways. Finally I take a proactive lead for the Planning Service on the management and organisation of geographically based information and systems. Provide high quality mapping and spatial data analysis. Design and develop Geographical Information System applications. Lead on procuring the services of consultants/contractors and managing contracts.