Keep It Simple Stupid: or If the Shoe Fits Wear It (Bill McKay)

The City of Surrey has changed how it responds to requests for mapping solutions over that last couple of years. Previously most requests were typically resolved by creating additional data layers in COSMOS (City of Surrey Mapping On-line System) which is our robust web GIS platform. Users today quite often want solutions that don’t involve a map, or buttons, or anything other than one specific bit of information. We will discuss this trend at the City and demonstrate some focused solutions that ‘Keep it Simple’.