Government publishes geospatial data strategy to capitalise on location data
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Nicholas True, minister of state for the Cabinet Office, who today launched Unlocking the power of location: the UK’s geospatial strategy, said: “Rapid technological advances over the last 15 years have put satnavs in cars, maps on our phones, wearable sensors around our wrists and smart devices in our homes. “As well as making everyday lives easier, location data has the potential to unite and level up the country – by connecting people, organisations and services.” The strategy comes from the Geospatial Commission, which was set up in 2018 as a Cabinet Office committee. In November 2017, the then chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced the £40m Geospatial Commission as an entity that would open up Ordnance Survey data to stoke new business for small companies. Better location data will help us to make more informed decisions on everything from where to build new schools and hospitals, to how to manage precious resources such as land and energy, creating economic, social and environmental value. The commission’s first tasks will include the next phase of the National Underground Asset Programme, which looks to digitally map pipes and cables underground, publishing guidance for the ethical use of location data and technology, and piloting an International Geospatial Service in 2021 to showcase and export UK geospatial expertise across the world.
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