ENSIS Ltd. (www) was established in 1986 and specialises in the management of multi-disciplinary research programmes. The company undertakes work for national and local Government, the European Commission, commercial and univer-sity-based groups, nature conservation bodies, research councils and charitable trusts. The company is exclusively staffed by qualified environmental scientists and IT specialists. The design, development and operation of interactive web-database systems is an integral part of the ENSIS remit.

Mike Hughes is a Senior Officer at ENSIS and has experience in Geographic Information Systems with related skills in data presentation, spatial modelling and cartography; database development (use of MySQL for web-based applications); and website design.