Copyright © eCountability Ltd Feasibility Study for a Spatial Decision Support Tool for Business Use in Biodiversity Offsetting Bill Butcher – eCountability Ltd A Technology Strategy Board Project under the “Solving Business Problems using Environmental Data” call, October 2013
Copyright © eCountability Ltd Application Process Very challenging for new entrants Application form and annex size constraints demand succinct prose Lots of guidance available Fast and efficient helpline Ultimately a fair and well-oiled bureaucracy
Copyright © eCountability Ltd Support TSB Monitoring Officer Independent Accountant’s Report Advice on next steps
Copyright © eCountability Ltd Finding the Project Partners Academic/ research partners Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Forest Research Charity Data Provider Association for Local Environmental Records Centres
Copyright © eCountability Ltd Other Stakeholders End Users UK Contractors’ Group Ecological consultancy Other Organisations Association for Local Government Ecologists Natural England Defra
Copyright © eCountability Ltd Project Timeline
Copyright © eCountability Ltd Benefits of eCountability Approach Improved regional and national levels Automatically incorporates regional and national strategies eCountability service brokers access to best available data from multiple sources Faster assessment time due to automation
Copyright © eCountability Ltd Value of eCountability Approach Fixed costs for developer assessment Reduction of interpretation burden by LA’s due to consistency of reports Improved revenue stream for LRC, CEH and other data providers
Copyright © eCountability Ltd Value of End User Input Tool design from users’ perspective Changed the scope of the tool from our original ideas Helped shape our planned route to market
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