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New Public Sector Geospatial Agreement location datasets released by Ordnance Survey will help deliver improved public services.
Information about the Land Use Dialogues engagement programme which explores the UK's most pressing land use challenges.
Information on the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).
Resources, tools and guidance to help you manage and share your geospatial data and/or data in a FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) way.
The Geospatial Commission is an expert committee responsible for setting the UK’s geospatial strategy and coordinating public sector geospatial activity. Geospatial Commission is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
This glossary is intended for anyone using geospatial data and is particularly valuable to users who are new to the geospatial world.
This Linked Identifiers best practice guide shares how to apply identifiers that makes it easier for users to join geospatial or any data together.
UK and Ontario sign a collaboration agreement at the Geospatial Summit to share the knowledge and technology behind the National Underground Asset Register.
An update on the progress of the NUAR project over the past year, the latest developments and what is planned for the future.
New Geospatial Commission report highlights the power of location data in the safe deployment of connected and self-driving road vehicles.
Information about the Land Use Dialogues engagement programme which explored the UK's most pressing land use challenges.
Sets out a coordinated approach to unlock economic, social and environmental value from geospatial data.
Geospatial Commission publishes the economic case for the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).
Report from the Geospatial Commission explores land use challenges and demonstrates where innovative data analysis and evidence can support better land use decisions.
Guidance on the choice of recommended coordinate reference system (CRS) in the UK Geospatial Data Standards Register for exchanging geospatial information
The Geospatial Commission publishes a policy paper on location data ethics proposing shared values to build public trust in the use of location data
The Geospatial Commission have published a project update report on it’s recently completed National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) pilots.
This guide provides advice on extracting location data from archive materials such as paper maps, reports and other old data files/formats converted to electronic images or PDFs.
This guide provides an overview of the stages to consider when extracting location data from archive material.
The Geospatial Commission publishes a report on how location data can help build an electric vehicle chargepoint network that works for everyone, everywhere
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