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01 December 2009
Walking bus and taxi scheme earns top national environment award
Geographic information has played a key role in the success of an environmental project that has received a top national award and will now be showcased worldwide.
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07 December 2009
Deadline fast approaches for “GeoVators”
Budding developers, entrepreneurs and community groups now have less than a month to enter their ideas into the GeoVation Awards Programme for the chance to win part of a £21,000 development fund.
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07 December 2009
Santa and Rudolph in satnav versus paper map spat
Preparations for Santa’s busiest night of the year are being hampered by a dispute with his usually faithful reindeer – Rudolph.
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23 December 2009
Consultation on access to Ordnance Survey data
Today (23 December), the Department for Communities and Local Government has published a public consultation in relation to Ordnance Survey and proposals to allow greater access to a range of Ordnance Survey data from next year.
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