Notes from down-under

by Ed ParsonsData Policy, OS Research, ThoughtsPosted on 2 Comments

As the Whitehall farce that is the OS derived data debacle continues, it’s interesting to contrast the flow of public sector information in the UK with that in Australia which I have just experienced first hand at the first Asia Pacific Spatial Innovation Conference. Interestingly for a Geospatial conference there was in addition to the usual technology developments, a …

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Research Labs project reported in New Scientist

by Ed ParsonsGIS, OS Research, ThoughtsPosted on 3 Comments

As a A-Level Physics student, I used to love reading New Scientist in the School Library – I could at least understand it.. maybe reading too much of it, resulted in my spectacular failure at the subject ? Still its good to see Ordnance Survey Research Labs joint research with Southampton University making this weeks …

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