Online Solutions

Building on the experience of our digital mapping services The Lead Partnership also provides Web design and production services.

We specialise in creating websites for clients that require significant mapping content. The complexity of the website is largely determined by budget and by the end-user functionality required. On some projects we are responsible solely for providing the map content.

On most projects we take responsibility for all components within the site as well as its design and structure. The function and format of the mapping content is largely determined by the level of interactivity required and its relationship to other site features. Maps can be raster based images with simple 'point and click' functions that link the maps to text and images and vice-versa.

Greater functionality can be enjoyed through the use of server-based databases, providing end-users with significant improvements in map navigation, search and display. In addition the relationship between maps and text-based data can be significantly enriched, allowing greater understanding of the meaning and purpose behind the maps being utilised.

In addition our solutions for server-based mapping mean that the update and maintenance of the web-site is easier and more cost-effective, particularly for clients who maintain data in a GIS.

Despite the use of higher technology our continued objective is to ensure that the public interface to the website is easy to use and that the content management system is simple to access and use by the client, if need be.