Introduction to Stack Maps event held at Impact Hub Westminster (London) on 9 July 2014. This event focused on government service delivery with geospatial components.

2. Simon Everest
Transformation Manager
Government Digital Service
@simoneverest
I’m not Mike Beaven, GDS’s Transformation Director, who has unfortunately had to pull out of today’s event.
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I’m a GDS transformation manager, currently on the Land Registry exemplar. I joined GDS from Defra, where I had been working in digital comms
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First some housekeeping.
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We’re not expecting a fire alarm, so if you hear one, please follow the directions to the nearest exit - we’ll gather in…?
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There will be lunch provided, thanks to Ordnance Survey, who have extremely helpfully funded this fabulous venue and all of our refreshments…
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Lastly, but most importantly, if you’ve not already spotted it, the wifi password is SSID hubwestminster Password HubWest1
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On with the show…

3. I’m from the
Government Digital
Service
GDS
I’m from the Government Digital Service - part of the Cabinet Office.

4. We’re a team at the heart of government
building digital public services
Simon Everest GDS
We’re a team at the heart of government building digital public services

5. Simon Everest
Our job is to transform government...
GDS
Our job is to transform government…
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We’re not just knocking-up websites.

6. Simon Everest
Making services so good that
people prefer to use them
GDS
By making services so good that people prefer to use them

7. Simon Everest
We started by
building GOV.UK
GDS
We started by building GOV.UK

8. The best place to find
government services
and information
Simon Everest GDS
It’s the best place to find government services and information

9. Intro to GOV.UK at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_1gld1PIkA
Here’s my colleague Ade to tell you more about it…

10. 8 million visitors every week
!
Simon Everest GDS
Now up to 8 million visitors every week
Home to over 200 departments and organisations
Saving more than £62million a year

11. 8 million visitors every week
Home to over 200 departments and organisations
Simon Everest GDS
Now up to 8 million visitors every week
Home to over 200 departments and organisations
Saving more than £62million a year

12. 8 million visitors every week
Home to over 200 departments and organisations
Saving more than £62million a year
Simon Everest GDS
8 million visitors every week
Home to over 200 departments and organisations
Saving more than £62million a year

13. We’re now transforming government services
Simon Everest GDS
We’re now transforming government services

14. Simon Everest GDS
This is the work of the Transformation team, that I’m part of.

15. Simon Everest GDS
25 of government’s
biggest services
redesigned to meet
the needs of users
25 of government’s biggest services are being redesigned to meet the needs of the people that use them

16. Services like...
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17. Carer's Allowance
Help and feedback Cymraeg
Made in Preston by Department for Work & Pensions
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v2.0, except where otherwise stated © Crown Copyright
GOV.UK BETA
Eligibility
›
About you
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Partner/Spouse
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Care
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Education
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Employment
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Other money
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Pay details
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Declaration
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Can you get Carer's Allowance?
You can only qualify for Carer's Allowance if the Person you care for is in receipt of
one of the qualifying benefits listed below.
Personal IndependencePayment (PIP)
At either the standard or enhanced rate of the Daily Living Component.
Thecarecomponent of DisabilityLiving Allowance(DLA)
At the middle or highest rate.
AttendanceAllowance(AA)
Constant AttendanceAllowance(CAA)
At or above the normal maximum rate as an addition to Industrial Injuries
Disablement Benefit (IIDB);
or the basic, full day rate as an addition to War Disablement Pension (WDP)
Armed Forces IndependencePayment (AFIP)
Does the personyoucare for get one of these benefits?
Yes No
Next
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Carer’s allowance - helping people with significant care responsibilities

18. Carer’s Allowance
60,000 claims
Building DWP digital capability in Preston
89% user satisfaction
Simon Everest GDS
BETA
60,000 claims
Building DWP digital capability in Preston
89% user satisfaction

19. Home Citizenship and living in the UK Voting
Driving and transport Benefits
Businesses and self-employed Employing people
Passports, travel and living abroad Education and learning
Working, jobs and pensions Housing and local services
Crime, justice and the law Money and tax
Births, deaths, marriages and care Disabled people
Citizenship and life in the UK
Services and information
How government works
Departments
Worldwide
Topics
Policies
Publications
Announcements
Departments and policy
GOV.UK
Register to vote
Is there anything wrong with this page?
Last updated: 27 June 2014
The electoral register
Voting in the UK
More
Voting
Search
Use this service to register to vote - or to update your name, address
or other details on the electoral register.
You need to be on the electoral register (sometimes called the
‘electoral roll’) to vote in elections and referendums.
Registering takes around 5 minutes. You’ll need your:
National Insurance number (if you have one)
passport (if you’ve moved abroad)
Before youstart
You can also register by post.
You can’t register to vote if you’re in the UK illegally.
The online service is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Public servants posted overseas
There are separate registration services for public servants who are
likely to be posted overseas:
armed forces
Crown servants (eg diplomatic service, overseas civil service)
British Council employees
Scotland and NorthernIreland
This service is for England and Wales only.
You’ll need to register using a different form if you live in Scotland or
Northern Ireland .
Start now
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20. Register to vote
45 million users
Individual electoral registration –
fundamental change to democracy
Connects to all local authorities
Simon Everest GDS
LIVE
It’s a service for 45 million users, that fundamentally changes to democratic process in this country.
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Connects to all local authorities…

21. GOV.UK
Service
Make a lasting power of attorney
▶
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This tool will help you to create a lasting power of attorney (LPA) that can be
registered in England and Wales. It will also support you in signing and applying
to register an LPA with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
Remember, an LPA must be registered before it can be used.
Follow the steps below, or signin.
Create anLPA
Use this digital tool to fill in the LPA form. When it’s
complete you can print an LPA document.
Signthe LPA
Several people must sign the LPA document in a set
order. We’ll explain who needs to sign and when.
More about signing
Register the LPA
When you’re ready, sign back in here to complete a
registration form and pay the £110 fee. Then post the
LPA and registration form to OPG.
More about registering
Receive your LPA
OPG will return your registered and stamped LPA –
ready to use when you need it.
Before youbegin
If you’re making your first LPA, there a few things you need to know and to think about. These help
topics are a good place to start:
LPA basics
About this tool
Quick questions
Here are some answers to common questions. You’ll find lots more guidance on the decisions you
need to make, and the information you need to add, as you progress through the LPA tool.
How much does it cost to apply to register an LPA?
How long does it take to register an LPA?
Create an LPA now
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22. Lasting power of attorney
89% user satisfaction
Run by new MOJ digital services team
First service to meet Digital by Default
Service Standard
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LIVE
Vital services meeting complex needs

23. To do that we’re working with digital teams in
departments all over the country...
Simon Everest GDS
To do that we’re working with digital teams in departments all over the country...

24. In Reading Defra
are applying agile
transformation to
the CAP
Simon Everest GDS
In Reading Defra are applying agile transformation to the CAP

25. In Swansea DVLA
are creating new
motoring services
Simon Everest GDS
In Swansea DVLA are creating new motoring services

26. In Newcastle and
London HMRC are
using exemplars to
transform their
architecture
Simon Everest GDS
In Newcastle and London HMRC are using exemplars to transform their architecture

27. MOJ are about to
start transforming
courts
Simon Everest GDS
MOJ are about to start transforming courts

28. We’ve made sure everyone can get the
data they need to improve services too...
Simon Everest GDS
These services are underpinned by data, that will help them continue to improve, and better meet their users’ needs

29. Service dashboards Developers Prototypes Blog
Performance
Performance Activity on GOV.UK
Performance
Activity on GOV.UK
Web traffic on our site, based on data from Google Analytics.
GOV.UK ALPHA
18240users online now
Live service usage
Number of users currently on GOV.UK
Users over past 24 hours
0
40k
0
40k
Site traffic
Unique visitors to GOV.UK over the past year, compared with the previous year
GOV.UK
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(52 weeks ago)
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(52 weeks ago)
Business Link
(52 weeks ago)
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Find a job with Universal Jobmatch
Renew a tax disc
Check if you need a UK visa
State Pension calculator
Child maintenance calculator
Student finance login
Calculate holiday entitlement
Overseas British passport applications
Student finance calculator
Driving and transport
Top content
Most pageviews in past 7 days
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2
3
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5
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9
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Get a passport extension or child emergency travel document
Contact your local Electoral Registration Office
Data protection
UK seafarer careers: training provision and information - Detail…
Tier 4 (General) student visa
Ships and cargoes: Marine Notices
Entering the UK
Court of Protection
Your partner’s National Insurance record and your State Pension
Extra money to pay for university
Trending content
Largest percentage increase in pageviews week-on-week
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Early years foundation stage - Improving the quality and range …
Securing borders and reducing immigration
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) - Increasing the use of low-car…
Introducing Personal Independence Payment - Simplifying the …
Help for home buyers - Helping people to buy a home
Reducing and managing waste
Reducing obesity and improving diet
Statutory phonics screening check - Reforming qualifications a…
Giving all children a healthy start in life
Improving care for people at the end of their life - Activity
Top policies
Most pageviews in past 7 days
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Ramadan 2014: David Cameron’s message
Statement on Student Visas - Oral statements to Parliament
Vehicle tax changes
Additional measures to meet high passport demand
World Cup 2014
Dart Charge: Dartford Crossing remote payment
Destroyer deal boosts jobs in Portsmouth
One million set to benefit from National Minimum Wage rise to…
Immigration Bill becomes law
Additional measures in place overseas to help British Nationals…
Top announcements
Most pageviews in past 7 days
GDSwww.gov.uk/performance
Performance Platform

30. And we’re building a common way
to sign in to services too
Simon Everest GDS
With the Identity Assurance Programme, we’re creating a robust and reusable approach to identification.

31. How are we doing all this?
Simon Everest GDS

32. We take the same approach
to everything we work on...
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33. Open
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34. Open
Agile
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35. Open
Agile
Multidisciplinary teams
Simon Everest GDS

36. Relentlessly focused
on user needs
Simon Everest GDS

37. You can’t fix that stuff in isolation...
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38. We’re also fixing government’s
approach to technology
Simon Everest GDS

39. New controls, advice and guidance all mean
technology meets the needs of civil servants
Simon Everest GDS
No more browser limitations preventing people from accessing the modern web…

40. We’ve changed how government buys
technology and digital services too, making
the supply chain much more diverse
Simon Everest GDS
New frameworks make it easier to procure the right tools to deliver and sustain our services.

41. Government’s
supplier base
used to be here...
Simon Everest GDS
…opening up government to a wider range of suppliers across the country…
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Our suppliers used to be here…

42. Now it’s here...
Simon Everest GDS
…opening up government to a wider range of suppliers across the country…

43. And we’re making sure civil servants
have the skills and capabilities they
need to do their jobs
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Skills and capabilities

44. GDS
Which brings me back to Stack Maps…

45. What’s it for?
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Simon Everest GDS
Many of our services are rooted in ‘place’ - whether it be
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the Land Registry’s ‘record of who owns what’,
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through to the Environment Agency’s flood alerts, and DCLG’s work on flood recovery…
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to Defra mapping with farmers, or the use of postcodes as part of Individual Electoral Registration.
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Or DfID’s aid maps.
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There’s long been really good map developments in a large number of government organisations, developing really high quality solutions.
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We also publish a huge range of spatial data, in a variety of different places and formats.
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Now we need to bring those skills and services together, focus on user needs, to deliver better business outcomes.
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Noise quality and air quality - joined up information on environment that can’t

46. To share progress on some of the services
being developed across government, with
geospatial data and tools at their core.
Simon Everest GDS
We’ll hear from Angela and Matt about Land Registry’s work with GDS, and see some of their ‘concept’ work.
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Hitesh, Emily and Alasdair will be telling us what Defra is doing to help farmers in the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme…
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And John Abbot will take us through the state of the art in mapping from Ordnance Survey’s perspective.

47. To talk about the user needs we need to
meet, the opportunities geospatial services
provide government, and some of the
technical challenges and options available.
Simon Everest GDS
We’ve got some great workshop sessions this afternoon,
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I hope that you’ll all get to at least one.
We’re running each of the four sessions twice, so you can mix and match.
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There are two workshops looking at user needs across government - the first with Alex Coley looking at sharing government information and making it
reusable, the second with Angela Jackson and Emily Ball looking at more transactional or interactive services.
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Hitesh Patel and Andrew Trigg are leading a session on the business opportunities geospatial services might provide to departments.
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And lastly Paul Downey and some friends will be talking about the technology that underpins these services. If you’ve got something you’ve built and
would like to demo, take your laptop along - show the thing!

48. To meet and talk with other people across
government who are faced with similar
problems to you…
Simon Everest GDS
We’d love for this to lead to more sharing, more collaboration and joining-up, less duplication and less barriers…
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We’ve seen at events like TeaCamp and GovCamp that bringing together like-minded, enthusiastic people, where there’s some coffee and wifi, can create a
bit of magic.
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We’d like to sow the seeds for something like that here - to make sure that this isn’t just a one-off…
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For that to happen, we need you to get involved - this shouldn’t be an event where you get talked to for hours on end.
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Everything is a conversation - talk about what you know, ask questions when you don’t, tweet your thoughts, take some email addresses and phone
numbers, blog about it…
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GET INVOLVED

49. So…
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Stack Maps - what’s it for?
Simon Everest GDS
I hope it’s not a cop-out to say ‘it’s up to you’…

50. Thanks! And onto the really interesting
stuff…
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Simon Everest
@simoneverest
Onwards! We’ll run through the presentations and demos and then have a Q&A session before lunch, so please hold your questions until then…