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LocatED is a government-owned property company, responsible for buying and developing sites in England to help meet the government’s commitment to build new free schools. LocatED is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education .
New Geospatial Commission report highlights the power of location data in the safe deployment of connected and self-driving road vehicles.
New Public Sector Geospatial Agreement location datasets released by Ordnance Survey will help deliver improved public services.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
The Geospatial Commission publishes a policy paper on location data ethics proposing shared values to build public trust in the use of location data
Benefit appraisal guidance on how to assess the economic, social and environmental value of investments in location data
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
The Government Geography Profession have published their Strategy for 2023-2026 which supports geographical decision making across the public sector.
Guidance on plan-making.
Download and use Natural England's maps and data on the natural environment.
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) guidance on the impact of geographical names upon many areas of life.
Keep up-to-date with regular and ongoing events of the profession and beyond.
Find out the different ways that customs approved border locations can be operated in the UK. A border location can be either a wharf, airport or rail terminal.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
PCGN advises the British government on policies and procedures for the proper writing of geographical names for places and features outside the UK.
Report from the Geospatial Commission seeks to support local authority decisions about electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint rollout.
The population of the world is distributed very unevenly. In some places, one can go for miles without seeing another living soul
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