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Modern Detail Urban City Map Housing And Commercial Area From Top View Illustration

The Geospatial Commission asked me to write a blog post for them following on from their open identifiers announcement.  First thought was what a great honour!  But then my second thought was, what messages do I really want to land …

How geospatial data is supporting the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic

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Red location icon on a rock overlooking a act at sunfall

Coronavirus and geospatial data Geospatial data has been used to identify causes of disease, track its spread and monitor the recovery of patients since the 19th century, when John Snow mapped cholera outbreaks in London in 1854.  Image: Snow, J. …