Data – Page 2 – Geospatial Commission

The Geospatial Scholarship Fund – A call to action for the geospatial industry

Stuart Bonthrone, Chief Executive, Esri UK, 19 October 2021 - Data, Skills

As we focus on education this year for Black History Month 2021- Proud To Be, we are delighted to place a spotlight on geosciences and the importance of diversity in a subject that informs decisions that affect all our lives. …

Supporting the next generation of Black geographers

Francisca Rockey, Director, Black Geographers, 8 October 2021 - Data, Skills

For Black History Month 2021, we interviewed award-winning geographer, campaigner, influencer, advocate and activist - Francisca Rockey. Francisca reveals her passion for geography, its power to create a greener planet and why she founded Black Geographers.

‘Licensed to thrill’ - for improved data accessibility

Geraldine Wildman, Data Licensing and Delivery Lead, British Geological Survey, 5 October 2021 - Data, Data Standards

By looking at licensing from the user perspective the Geospatial Commission and Geo6 have worked together to make data licensing and data more accessible.

The secret to great geospatial data portals: start with the user

Carl Watson, Senior Analyst and UX Lead, British Geological Survey, 10 September 2021 - Data, Data Standards

Guest blog by Carl Watson, Senior Analyst and UX Lead, British Geological Survey who shares the steps taken to build a data portal for the user. “After listening to what real users want we have created guidelines for Designing Geospatial …

Hey! Where's my data?

Howard Askew, Data Management Specialist, Ordnance Survey, 10 August 2021 - Data, Data Standards

Guest blog: Howard Askew shares the benefits of the latest Data Improvement tool - List of Geospatial Data Publishers by theme or topic, and how it tackles two of the big challenges faced by users of geospatial data today.

“Byte-ing Back Better” - Introducing a Q-FAIR approach to Geospatial Data Improvement

Callum Irving, Senior Data and Standards Advisor, Geospatial Commission, 25 June 2021 - Data, Data Standards

Callum Irving, Senior Data and Standards Advisor, shares the Geospatial Commission’s ambitions to improve access to better location data by making it Q-FAIR - Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable and of the right Quality that is fit for purpose. Building on …

How charting public perspectives can help unlock the benefits of location data

Aidan Peppin, Senior Researcher, Ada Lovelace Institute, 27 May 2021 - Data, data ethics

Guest blog by Ada Lovelace Institute - The Geospatial Commission has partnered with Sciencewise, Traverse and the Ada Lovelace Institute in a new project that will open a dialogue with members of the public to gather evidence about their perspectives on the ethics of location data use.

70,000 species in the UK; who records them, and where are they all? The importance of knowing what species are where.

Liz Collins, Data Standards Lead, Geospatial Commission, 25 May 2021 - Data, Data Standards

As Data Standards Lead at the Geospatial Commission I have been investigating species data and the path it takes from getting collected to being made available, to monitor species. Knowing a species geographic location is fundamental to many aspects of biodiversity conservation.

Understanding the planning and housing geospatial data landscape

Annabelle Sampah, Senior Projects Manager, Geospatial Commission, 4 March 2021 - Data, Technology

Annabelle Sampah - As lead, for the Housing and Planning Programme in the Geospatial Commission, I believe the opportunities are endless. However, early on in our investigations, we realised that it was quite difficult to get a good baseline view of what was happening across the sector and where further action could be taken to add value.

Data in the line of duty; PSGA data keeping us safe.

Andy Marsh, Chief Constable, Avon and Somerset Police, 3 March 2021 - Data, Technology

Geography and geospatial data have many applications to our lives including policing and public safety, a foundation of any democratic and progressive society.