The traffic light system is used to alert users to the quality of their record currently help in our database. Each initiative is given a rating based on how much information we hold on it. The traffic lights system does not represent an indication of the quality of an individual project. The traffic lights system is an automated system which tests each record for completeness. Any record can achieve a green traffic light through provision of adequate amounts of information. The Geographical Information Projects Registry does not suggest that any project is of greater or lesser quality than others in the registry, only that the record itself requires some additional information to be considered complete.

• Excellent Initiatives

  A green traffic light is used to symbolise an excellent initiative record. Projects which have this symbol require little additional work other than to keep them up to date with recent developments in the project.

  
  
• Good Initiatives

  An orange traffic light is used to symbolise good initiative records. Although these records are good, they require a small amount of additional information before they will be classed as excellent initiative records. This additional information can be added here

  
  
• Initiatives which require additional information

  A red traffic light is used to symbolise initiative records which require additional work. These records contain only the minimum information required to enter a project into the registry and do not give enough information to be of use to users of the projects registry. Additional information can be added to these records here

  
  

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