Implementation and Deployment of Geographical Information System Services in the Municipality of Santander

This paper reports an on-going research project focused on the implementation and deployment of geographical information system services. The project is carried out in the Municipality of Santander with the goal to promote new technologies and bring geo-referenced data and information about the city to its citizens through the city council corporate website. The paper describes briefly the main steps of our methodology, the objectives to be attained and the tools used in the process. The system is currently available on the web and represents a major step in the use of cartographic technology by the general public.