Locate safety cameras in a flash!

A new facility which enables residents to view the location of every safety camera in Lincolnshire is now available.

The new online Safety Camera Map, which is part of the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership website shows the location of all 124 cameras in the county.

The map allows you to search for cameras by radius or by a specific postcode or town. It also enables you to get directions which then pin point safety cameras along the route.

As well as giving the exact location of the camera, other details are given such as speed limits, collision information and injury statistics for before and after the cameras were implemented.

John Siddle, Lincolnshire Road safety Partnership spokesperson said,

“Safety cameras are used to sustain casualty reduction at sites where high speeds and collisions have been identified. We hope that this new mapping system will allow people to easily find camera locations within the county so that they can slow down and help improve safety in our communities without getting a speeding ticket."

To view the map, please follow this link http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/LRSP/LRSP/scnearest.asp

Social networking comes to George

The way we work here at Lincolnshire County Council is set to undergo a major change as George - the council's Intranet - turns social.

This summer, the council intranet will become the conversation and innovation hotspot of the entire organisation - bringing all the benefits of social networking to people's fingertips. Staff will have the power to:

• find and interact with people across the organisation;
  
• get the low-down on the latest council goings-on – as they happen;
• have the opportunity to set up secure personal or professional groups that only those invited can see;
• get immediate updates on what’s going on with projects and from contacts;
• upload work, videos, photos, documents and more – sharing and discussing them with colleagues, wherever they might be*.

It will offer a melting pot of creativity, a single space where thoughts, ideas and files can be exchanged, archived and improved. Somewhere staff can work and talk whenever and with whomever they need.

* GEORGEtalk will be available to all staff currently on the LCC IT network.

Schools to access vital information thanks to George!

Schools around the county will soon be able to access an array of information thanks to the implementation of George into schools.

George – the County Council’s intranet system - is a vital communication tool which allows important information to be accessed quickly and easily by staff throughout the organisation. As well as providing features, such as People Finder and Jargon Buster, George is available to help make day to day life easier.

Schools will be able to access all of this as long as they are part of the school’s network*.

Any information with relation to schools should now be added to George rather than any other source e.g. Assimilate. You can do this by emailing george@lincolnshire.gov.uk

For those who can access George please go to george/schools for more information.

* This includes both Netlinc and LSN.