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Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
A COMMON SYMBOLOGY ACROSS NATIONAL SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS DURING THE
2012 OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC GAMES
Robin Burchfield Independent GI Consultant
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
PREVIOUS INITIATIVES - POLICE
• ACPO GI Board has held long term desire for standardisation.
• Previous attempts have failed to get off the ground.
• To my knowledge, no force has yet achieved this internally.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
PREVIOUS INITIATIVES – NON-POLICE
• Cabinet Office, Military, BGS etc.
• Plenty of comprehensive symbology standards, but not ideal for police use.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
AN OPPORTUNITY ARRISES.....
• Implementation of a web based GI portal for use by multiple police forces during games period.
• A common geographic language is required.
• Constant re-use will allow symbols to become familiar and intuitive.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
SCOPE OF COMMON SYMBOLOGY
• Not to re-design symbols available on base map layers.
• Keep symbols simple and visually impactive.
• Use both existing symbology and design new symbols depending on suitability.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
METHOD
• Pragmatic approach to meet agressive timescales.
• Stakeholders engaged to garner feedback.
• Creation of functional symbols, not trying to win an art competition.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
OBSTACLES • Aggressive timescales.
• Unable to engage all and hold participative workshops.
• Subjective feedback
• Unable to completely satisfy all.
• General nonchalance.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
EXAMPLES – SOMETHING BORROWED
- LOCOG Pictograms
- OS Street Furniture
- Cabinet Office Symbols
- and various others
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
EXAMPLES – SOMETHING NEW
- Olympic
- Operational
- Person
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
EXAMPLES – SOMETHING BLUE
- Vehicles
Police Assets:
- People
- Other
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
SUCCESSES
• General feedback has been very positive.
• So far, a handful of police have requested the symbols for use within their own domain.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
REFLECTION
• A bit of a mis-match of symbols and styles.
• Would have liked more time to thoroughly engage national stakeholders via regular workshops.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
LEGACY
• ACPO GI Board lead looking to move this forward as a national standard.
Mapping the Global
Village
Robin Burchfield - Independent GIS Consultant - www.spatialawareness.net
ANY QUESTIONS?
