Case Study: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service achieves a single shared Common Operational Picture for faster multi-agency emergency response with Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey data underpins the Common Operational Picture for the Lincolnshire Resilience Forum

The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum (LRF) faced fragmented, paper-based mapping and siloed data after Exercise Watermark exposed gaps in multi‑agency information sharing, SLAs and GIS capabilities. Ordnance Survey provided the foundational mapping products (OS MasterMap Topography and ITN layers, ADDRESS-POINT, and various raster scales) to support a bespoke GIS Common Operational Picture (COP) built by Lincolnshire County Council and partner responders.

Ordnance Survey’s data was layered into a centrally controlled “Geostore” repository and the COP, giving authorised category 1 and 2 responders timely, secure access to shared multi‑agency plans and point data. The solution eliminated duplicate and legacy data, reduced reliance on paper maps, and accelerated executive decision‑making and incident response by making current, accurate geographic information immediately available to Tactical and Strategic Co‑ordination Groups.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service

Andrew Baptie

Risk Management