Environment – Geospatial Commission

How using transport location data can improve air quality

Josh Dalby, Chief Engineer for Research and Development, Ricardo, 17 March 2022 - Technology

Josh Dalby explains how Ricardo’s Geospatial Commission funded project is using the location of vehicles to change their behaviour to reduce emissions and improve air quality.

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.

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.

How using transport location data can improve air quality

Supporting the next generation of Black geographers

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

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