Geospatial Commission

The Digital Information and Smart Data Bill will put the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) on a statutory footing. But what does that mean for asset owners? Find out at our special webinar where we explain the measures in the Bill. We will run the same session twice: 🗓 Thursday 29 August 🕐 1pm to 2pm 🗓 Monday 9 September 🕚 11am to 12pm Register here: 👇 https://lnkd.in/eYk_bPGc

The Digital Information and Smart Data Bill will harness the power of data for economic growth, to support a modern digital government and to improve people’s lives. The Bill will put the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) on a statutory footing to accelerate innovation, investment and productivity. NUAR will give planners and excavators standardised, secure, instant access to the data they need, when they need it, to carry out their work effectively and safely. The Geospatial Commission will work closely with industry over the coming years to consider the views of stakeholders as we develop, deliver and enact legislation and regulations, to ensure these are proportionate and practical. To find out more about what this means for asset owners, join us for a special webinar where we explain the measures in the Bill. We will run the same session twice: 🗓 Thursday 29 August 🕐 1pm to 2pm 🗓 Monday 9 September 🕚 11am to 12pm Register: 👇 https://lnkd.in/eYk_bPGc

On Saturday 25 May, the Civil Service entered the pre-election period. This will last until the General Election concludes. During this time there will be restrictions on communications activity and government social media accounts will be quieter than usual.

Over 200 underground asset owners across England and Wales have now published data on the National Underground Asset Register. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this major milestone. Stay tuned, more data coming soon.

🆕 To celebrate #LearningAtWorkWeek, we have a special blog by Paula Dorman MCIPR about our Geospatial Shadowing Programme. We came together with British Geological Survey, The Coal Authority, HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey and Valuation Office Agency to offer 115 colleagues the opportunity to shadow experts and see first-hand how each other's work in geospatial is changing the UK. Find out more: 👇 https://lnkd.in/e4A3Ffea

We sat down with Steve Unger, Board Member of the Geospatial Commission to discuss the emergence of Large Language Models on geospatial technologies, the risks of standardisation and the groundbreaking projects being done by Steve’s team. If you want to know how geospatial is being placed at the heart of public sector decision making you can read about it here:

Are you seeking your next career challenge? Would you like to become part of a team supporting some of the most exciting science, innovation and technology? We are looking for two enthusiastic senior contract managers to support the delivery of our exciting projects. Find out more, including how to apply: 👇 https://lnkd.in/evJzqg_E

It has been great to work with the Government Office for Technology Transfer on the NUAR discovery project (to see if we should / could increase access to NUAR), and in exploring the potential international opportunities for NUAR. Their passion and expertise for maximising the benefits of government knowledge assets (such as NUAR) is inspirational. I'd urge anyone in the public sector to explore who they are and what they do - and then have a chat with them if they can help. They're a ridiculously friendly bunch. https://lnkd.in/eJHJcaGA

Today we have published our new Data and Information Plan, which sets out how we will continue to develop our data and information over the next 3 years and beyond. We are committed to increasing opportunities that enable others to use our data and information to make better, evidence-based decisions. We also plan to use the information we capture through our activities available online and actively support initiatives that encourage others to innovate with our data. Take a look at the plan here: https://lnkd.in/eusitH_9 #Data #Information #DecisionMaking #Innovation Geospatial Commission

This spring we will be publishing the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) Data Model that supports a standardised representation of underground asset data from hundreds of different organisations. To celebrate this milestone, we are holding two 1-hour webinars hosted by NUAR Technical Product Owner, Neil Brammall PhD. The session will give you an overview of the model, its development and the opportunities it presents. Some technical knowhow would be beneficial, but anyone is welcome and you can sign-up for either slot below, as they will both cover the same content: 12pm to 1pm, Friday 3 May - https://lnkd.in/eDeaAzt8 10am to 11am, Wednesday 8 May - https://lnkd.in/eUCwar2z