Beyond property to a deeper understanding of customer and neighbourhood For social landlord, Torus, the drive for a stronger community required a deeper understanding of the challenges at neighbourhood level. Where opportunities were presented, making the biggest positive difference was paramount. Clear and compelling insights were needed to create fluid officer patches, prioritise stock improvements and target critical social interventions. … Read More

Four Seasons Health Care Group sees queries from care seekers more than double 12 July 2023 – Autumna, the UK’s largest directory of care home and retirement living providers, is using geospatial software from Esri UK to help customers market their properties and increase queries from care seekers. Using spatial analysis to identify where most care seeker queries are coming … Read More

Leicestershire, UK, 12 July 2023 – Multi-spectral imagery from Bluesky International is helping developers contribute to government targets to protect and conserve wildlife habitats in the UK. Using the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, in combination with Bluesky’s four band aerial photography, technology company Gentian has created computerised workflows that recognise and separate different habitat types remotely and autonomously in … Read More

Monitoring Specialists OceanWise have won a project with Dun Laoghaire Harbour in Ireland to upgrade and improve their Weather and Tide systems. Just 7 miles south of Dublin, Dun Laoghaire Harbour is the largest man-made harbour in Western Europe and an important working port and leisure facility. Once the main sea route between Britain and Ireland, Dun Laoghaire is undergoing … Read More

Cambridge, UK, 10th July 2023, (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial, the global provider of geospatial software and solutions for improved data governance, is excited to announce the launch of 1Capture – a customisable mobile application for “right first time” data capture.     1Capture is a commercially available mobile GIS editing application that is multi-use, configurable and helps customers address a variety of … Read More

Leicestershire, UK, 06 July 2023 – 3D building models from aerial mapping company Bluesky International, are at the heart of plans for a landmark development in the centre of Coventry, UK, informing Virtual Reality (VR) presentations and digital walkthroughs. Designed by creative architectural studio Buttress, the multi-million-pound City Centre Cultural Gateway (CCCG) will see the transformation of the former Ikea … Read More

Scottish Forestry are excited to announce the launch of a CivTech Scotland challenge, inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, teams, start-ups or established businesses to design a technological solution for us with a potential maximum contract value of £1.3 million. We are hoping to receive a broad range of applications with different approaches, technologies and ideas. Challenge 9.1 “How can technology help us … Read More

New data portal enables users to understand local and national impacts of climate change The Met Office’s Climate Data Portal has gone live today, giving organisations improved access to climate data and other resources, allowing them to better understand and respond to climate change. Part of the Met Office’s wider strategy to maximise the benefits of its data, the portal contains 60 … Read More

Bluesky Makes a Record Breaking Start to the 2023 Mapping Flying Season Leicestershire, 27 June 2023 – Aerial mapping company Bluesky International has made a record-breaking start to its 2023 flying season having captured more than 96 per cent of its UK flying target in the first half of the season.  Taking advantage of recent clear blue skies, Bluesky has … Read More