Geospatial
Launch
Geovation Scotland welcomes first startups
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.
Policy
Industry calls for clarity on geospatial data
More than 150 organisations including Knight Frank, Atkins, Deloitte, Jacobs and Costain have expressed their concerns about the current value and relevance of geographic information, such as addresses and maps on titles, to the government’s UK Geospatial Commission.
Impact
10 winners share £1.5m prize to use geolocation for public services
A system that highlights safe roads for cycling, a database of British trees and an indoor mapping solution were among the technologies selected by the government’s Geospatial Commission and Innovate UK agencies.