The ultimate aim of the ScotLIS project is that of providing an integrated data set where the user obtains information from a range of providers by means of a single search enquiry. This will be facilitated by means of a gazetteer through which enquiries will be routed to the disparate information providers. This is the long-term vision. The extent to which data from different suppliers will be integrated will be determined in the course of the ScotLIS pilot and through the ongoing development of the service. The ScotLIS Pilot provides an opportunity to examine the technical, commercial and management issues involved in delivering such a service. The pilot provides a platform whereby the user will gain access to various information providers via what is called a virtual platform. In essence, the user will enter the ScotLIS site and be invited to access the provider's service through a hyperlink to their specially created web environments. The Pilot will allow access to information held by Registers of Scotland, Glasgow City Council, British Geological Survey and The Coal Authority. In addition there will be information on other organisations that hold data related to land and property and the type and levels of service they provide.