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It's MAGIC! Mapping goodness...
« on: 06 June, 2011, 12:55:40 pm »
For those of you with a hankering for exploring the great outdoors, have you seen MAGIC?

MAGIC is a web-based interactive map to bring together information on key environmental schemes and designations in one place. MAGIC is a partnership project involving six government organisations who have responsibilities for rural policy-making and management, and although it has been designed to meet the needs of the partner organisations, the facility is available to anyone over the Internet.

MAGIC makes use of standard GIS tools to allow people to view and query the available data. Users do not require specialist software and can access maps using a standard web browser. MAGIC also provides links to other sources in order to make best use of the wide range of information available on different websites and Internet portals. This varies from simple hotlinks to web pages containing supporting information to more complex searches between different websites or applications, where data searches can be sent from one website to another. Some links have already been established, but MAGIC continues to explore the possibilities of new links with other organisations and facilities. Summary data is also made available to the public via the Countryside Information System.

All sorts of mappy goodness at your fingertips...
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