Smaller cities shine in Savills ranking

GIS market leader Esri UK has announced the results of three pilot projects with councils in Nottingham, Dacorum in Hertfordshire and South Ayrshire, which have been exploring new ways of digitising the planning process using geospatial technology.

In his new role, Oliver Pye will set the “overall sustainability and environmental ambition” for the development consultancy.

The UK’s Geospatial Commission has announced plans to improve location data on electric car chargers ahead of the government’s 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles.

Global sea levels are rising. They’ve risen 10cm since 1993 and are projected to rise further still. What are planners doing to anticipate this watery Armageddon, asks Jeremy Hinds of Savills.

As the UN’s climate conference COP27 takes place in Sharm El Sheikh, a new report by analysts at Dealroom and 2150, a climate-focused VC, explores the state of urban tech innovation and entrepreneurship.

Environmental change impacts us through global warming and biodiversity decline. Both respond to each other, and right now that feedback is negative. The planning profession has the tools needed to take up this call and we, as planners, must act. It will require a new manifesto, writes Jeremy Hinds, planning director at Savills.

Analysts are enjoying crunching official census results published by the US government that backs up hunches about remote working with hard facts about population figures and working habits.

The modular homes platform brings design, costing and programming into one place along with supply chain to enable developers to build modular homes without needing a factory.

Geospatial analysis is helping both sides of the Atlantic work out where we need EV chargers. Here is how it works. 

The compelling benefits BMW has seen from starting to scan its car plants have encouraged the motor giant to set a target of early 2023 to have a digital scan of every one of its vehicle plants worldwide, using NavVis  and Nvidia systems.

A quick guide to BMS for anyone beginning their digital transformation journey. What BMS is, who is involved, where the market is moving.