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NatureScot helps farmers assess biodiversity with FarmBioScot and OS data
NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, has developed a new digital tool for farmers to assess the environmental value of their land. NatureScot’s tool, Farm Biodiversity Scotland, known as FarmBioScot, is being tested by farmers and crofters – allowing them to map habitats, asses...
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NatureScot enables natural capital decision-making with OS MasterMap data
NatureScot is Scotland’s nature agency, working to improve the natural environment (such as biodiversity, geodiversity, and the natural elements of land and seascapes). NatureScot has used OS MasterMap data to create a Natural Capital Tool, enabling people to put nature at the heart of deci...
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Southern Housing improves sustainability and biodiversity planning with OS data
Southern Housing is one of the largest housing associations in the UK, owning and managing over 80,000 homes across London, the Midlands, and the South East. A not-for-profit housing provider, its social purpose is the foundation for all its work. Southern Housing is determined to maximise...
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SimAnalytica delivers faster climate risk scenario modelling using OS location data
SimAnalytica, an OS Partner, provides place-based decision intelligence software applications, to help public and private sector organisations accelerate the transition to net zero and build climate resilience. High-quality OS location data is a core component in its foundational technology: Comp...
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DLUHC improves access to urban green spaces with OS geospatial analysis
The importance of access to green outdoor spaces in relation to health and wellbeing is clear. However, deprived areas are less likely to have access to green space and gardens. In 2021 the Government allocated £9 million of funding to a ‘Levelling Up Parks Fund’ to help...
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East Hampshire District Council assesses nitrate risks with OS Open Rivers
Natural England, the agency responsible for helping protect England’s natural environment, have announced that all new planning proposals covering Hampshire’s Solent waterways and wetlands, must be “nitrate neutral”. Nitrate pollution, often caused by chemical ferti...
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Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre automates environmental monitoring with Earth Observation data
Dubai is a rapidly developing city. This growth has had a big impact on the natural environment, natural resources and native habitats. Satellite Earth Observation (EO) data has long been an important source of information for measuring and monitoring how the environment is changing. Howev...
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Moors for the Future Partnership improves land management and restoration planning with OS MasterMap data
Aiding the planning of land management and restoration in conservation areas with a Land Cover Map. The South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation covers around 650km² of northern England. Since 2003, the Moors for the Future Partnership (MFFP) has been working to reverse more t...
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Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi improves environmental decision-making with geospatial information
For global sustainability we need comprehensive, consistent and accessible information about the environment where we live. The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is a government agency committed to protecting and enhancing the environment as well as maintaining and promoting the b...
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