Plume Labs offers live view of air quality in 100 cities

Location data, also known as geospatial data, is used across sectors as diverse as infrastructure, housing and retail. The UK government has published a strategy setting out how the UK will unlock the power of location data.

Do you know your bathymetry from your cadastral parcel, your raster from your vector? The UK Geospatial Commission has produced a glossary to define the common terms found in using geographic information tools.

For the second year running Deetu, part of the BWB Group, has been appointed technical partner for MIPIM, where more than 25,000 of the industry’s most influential players gather from all sectors of the international property community.

Sadaqat Hussain is a rating apprentice surveyor and Katie Nelson is a surveyor for tenant representation at Cushman & Wakefield.

The High Court has ruled in favour of the mapping agency after a long-running trial over data rights brought up by startup 77M, however 77M did achieve a "measure of success" according to the judge.

The government's dedicated agency for geographic information systems has recommended that every building, waterway and road should have a unique identifier or code to help deliver better data sharing.

Registers of Scotland and Ordnance Survey have announced the first businesses joining the Geovation Scotland Accelerator Programme; a funded initiative that provides start-ups with support, mentorship and access to high quality data and office space.

One of the clearly emerging benefits of modern property methods is the set of tools and techniques for looking at cities. Assessing sites, measuring economies and mapping data has never been easier.

A report funded by the Geospatial Commission highlights eight emerging technologies in the geospatial sector, including Artificial Intelligence, 3D scanners, and immersive technologies.