One trusted record for a £3bn regeneration

How GeoEnable set the information and GIS strategy for Argent at King's Cross: 67 acres of central London, one of Europe's largest city-centre regenerations, with an estimated total project value of £3bn.

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People enjoying the fountains in Granary Square, King's Cross, with new buildings under construction behind

The story

From spatial data to site navigation

Client

In 2012 Argent engaged GeoEnable to set the information and GIS strategy for one of Europe's largest urban regenerations: 67 acres of brownfield land beside King's Cross and St Pancras.

Argent had asset maps and plans but no practical way to share them or keep them current through constant project phases: over twenty project managers, a wide range of contractors and consultants, and asset data that changed every week.

We combined new business processes with ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Online, one of the very first ArcGIS Online implementations in the UK. The estate gained one accurate, shared record of every asset installed and planned, browser and mobile access on site, a time-aware phasing tool, and thematic maps such as floorspace use and estate common areas.

GIS map of King's Cross with utility networks drawn across the estate, an aerial photo inset and a cut-away of one building's services — Utility networks across the estate, from the whole site down to a single building.

Created once, used many timesOne shared record of every assetinstalled and planned

Estate management

Construction logistics

Phasing and clash checks

Business and financial decisions

ArcGIS Online map of King's Cross with every building coloured by floorspace use and a pop-up chart for one building — **Floorspace usage** for every building on site

ArcGIS Online map of the estate's common areas, each coloured, with a legend and a pop-up for one area — **Estate common areas** the estate team cleans and maintains

Time-aware map showing buildings completed, on site and planned, with a pop-up giving one project's dates — **Phasing tool**: the site at any point in time

Logistics map of construction compounds, access routes and site facilities across King's Cross — **Construction logistics**: compounds and access routes

£3bnestimated total project value

67acres of brownfield London

50new and reused buildings

2,000homes, up to

20 + 10streets and public squares

The outcome

The most important result was not software. It was a trusted body of information about the estate: created once, used many times. The same record fed estate management, construction logistics, phasing and the spotting of potential clashes, and business and financial decisions. Everyone, from planners and surveyors to board members, worked from the same accurate information.

“GIS is a strategic asset management tool for business planning as well as site management.”

Lilia Wydra, GIS Manager, Argent

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Client logos are shown for identification only. Map screenshots are from the King's Cross GIS (2013 to 2014), with personal details removed.

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The Esri UK case study

Esri UK's write-up of the King's Cross GIS: how GeoEnable brought ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Desktop together with new business processes to give Argent one accurate record of every asset, installed and planned.

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Project value: estimated total, including construction, professional fees and interest costs, as reported in the Urban Land Institute's King's Cross case study.

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