A number of GIS-related projects in Greater London, UK provide examples of analytical techniques that are described within the Geospatial Analysis Guide. Links to web sites illustrating several of these, and some others are provided below

MapTube - NEW!

MapTube – A Place to Put Maps - launched with over 40,000 users contributing information.

Noise mapping

London Noise Map provides information on the levels of road traffic noise across the whole of the Greater London Authority's area. Other types of noise will be covered by projects that are being planned or progressed at present.

Air Pollution

London Air Quality Network contains information about air quality in and around Greater London. Measurements are collected either hourly or twice daily from continuous monitoring sites, processed and checked then placed on this web site with an hourly update

Location assistance

ThinkLondon ( www.thinklondon.com) is London's official Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) agency, and has helped more than 900 companies from 42 countries to locate in the capital. Researchers David Chapman, Patrick Weber and ElenaBesussi have helped the organization to improve and better target its marketing and sales activity. This has involved the creation of a GIS-based information tool to help investors to identify the most desirable location for their business within the metropolis

Crime analysis

Crime statistics for London , available via an interactive map SVG viewer. To obtain the free viewer from Adobe (2.9Mbytes) click here . To go to the interactive web site, click here . For more information on crime analysis see the JillDando Institute of Crime Science website

Health

London Health Observatory - Health statistics and education

Camden Primary Care Trust (PCT) Census-based mapping