How £7bn Brent Cross development manages drone data

Better experiences, convenience and public safety are three areas where people see the benefits of location data, but ethical concerns about its use are evident in public perception, according to the UK’s Geospatial Commission.

Location data has “huge potential” to power a greener, faster, better transport sector in the UK – but much of the data we need is still missing. A new Geospatial Commission report has identified six transport opportunity areas and the data that could unlock significant advances.

The UK’s Geospatial Commission has appointed Alexandra Notay, placemaking and investment director at PfP Capital, as an independent commissioner.

Birmingham City Council has tasked location intelligence startup Urban Intelligence to undertake a city-wide review of potential land for homes using its AI.

Confirmation in the Queen’s Speech that the UK government will pursue laws to modernise the planning system were cautiously welcomed by the property industry, although the specifics of those plans are still unclear.

The inventor of a smart bike light that collects data about near miss hotspots is among the six startups in Geovation’s latest accelerator programme.

SatSense, a company whose technology can detect ground movements from satellite data, has raised £1.5m in its latest funding round ahead of launching a new online platform.

A lack of geospatial data standards and a shortfall in skills are stifling opportunities to solve the housing crisis, a report from the Geospatial Commission has found.

Maps from the French air quality information company allow users to track air pollution in real-time for every street in your city, with more than 100 major urban centres across the US and Europe now live.