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How geospatial data can help you build a smart, citizen-centred city

Geospatial data offers above all else, opportunity.

Specifically, the opportunity to build new kinds of cities; ones which are smart from planning through to execution, putting their people at their very centre.

Realising this new kind of city requires understanding what currently exists, what has previously worked, and what innovations can be achieved that improve on everything that has gone before. And in an increasingly fast paced world, it is critical that this data offers feedback loops in the milliseconds, making it real time, rather than months or years.

Geospatial data created by Ordnance Survey is comprehensive, precise, flexible, usable, and current. It is the geospatial data upon which you can lay the strongest of foundations for your cities, and deliver the fulfilling, happy lives your citizens wish to live.

Geospatial is an exceptionally powerful resource in delivering urban environments at lower cost, greater efficiency, lower waste, and with much greater happiness to your city's inhabitants.

Part of citizen happiness is the ability to see your city as home for decades to come. Harness the power of location data intelligence to ensure the long-term sustainability of infrastructure.

Enabling innovation in your city unlocks benefits beyond the services created. These benefits extend to citizens who gain increased opportunities and see their city level up before their eyes.

Investing in geospatial can help your city to:

  • Deliver infrastructure for up to one third of the cost due to better planning
  • Tap into global transport time savings of circa $17.3 billion
  • Save more than 300,000 annual working hours in government.

Ordnance Survey is the collaborative partner to help you and your country to build a more prosperous, citizen-centred and productive future.

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  • How you can achieve a smart city with geospatial data

    Geospatial data underpins much of the technology and digital services that power digital economies. Looking to the future, geospatial data is a key enabler of emerging urban technologies, allowing delivery drones to reach their targets and underpinning the roll-out of self-driving cars that will improve convenience and accessibility to millions of citizens

  • Achieving autonomous transport that delivers better quality of life

    There is an increasing shift towards connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in transport. The challenge faced by urban planners, then, is to rethink our urban spaces to enable this new mobility revolution. It isn’t enough to place twenty-first century technology on twentieth century infrastructure anymore. For citizens to truly reap its benefits, the appropriate physical and digital infrastructure is required.

  • How geospatial investment helps grow your city's economy

    The global population is growing. This presents challenges as municipal governments pursue sustainable and equitable development. Investing in geospatial capabilities can be a catalyst for economic development that benefits the country as a whole.

  • Building a better world with sustainable urban development

    Whether your city’s goal is more efficient services, more effective infrastructure and planning, or creating sustainable jobs, investing in geospatial expertise gives your city an advantage. Geospatial data can help your city move beyond basic service provision to begin to provide innovative digital services that improve the lives of your city’s residents.

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