Category: Public Policy
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More ↗: Foundation models: A new way to understand where we liveFoundation models: A new way to understand where we live
In this guest post, Smart Data Research UK Fellowship recipient Dr Stef De Sabbata discusses her work integrating open data from the Geographic Data Service…
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More ↗: Everything happens somewhere: Geographic integration is the key to unlocking the value of smart dataEverything happens somewhere: Geographic integration is the key to unlocking the value of smart data
Smart data is most useful when it joins up multiple sources of information through geographic integration
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More ↗: High streets in Britain where vape shops and gambling outlets are most concentratedHigh streets in Britain where vape shops and gambling outlets are most concentrated
Vape shops, betting shops and adult gaming centres cluster in very different places. GeoDS retail centre and points-of-interest data show which councils would likely be…
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More ↗: How does where we live affect our health?How does where we live affect our health?
Introducing the fifth edition of the Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards index — explore our interactive map to see how your neighbourhood scores
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More ↗: Find out which British local authority has the highest proportion of online gamblers — and see how your area comparesFind out which British local authority has the highest proportion of online gamblers — and see how your area compares
Great Britain’s first neighbourhood-level gambling classification lifts the lid on our online gambling habits
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More ↗: Open Data for Neighbourhood Health: How AHAH Can Support England’s New Health FrameworkOpen Data for Neighbourhood Health: How AHAH Can Support England’s New Health Framework
On 17 March 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England published the Neighbourhood Health Framework, setting out how the NHS and…
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More ↗: The geography of economic insecurity in Great BritainThe geography of economic insecurity in Great Britain
The Financial Precarity Classification presents the first national atlas of financial precarity in Great Britain, illustrating geographic variation in the types of challenges local communities…
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More ↗: Night workers face inequalities in pay, health, safety and dignityNight workers face inequalities in pay, health, safety and dignity
A major new study by UCL researchers has revealed the challenges faced by London’s 1.3m night workers, including pay inequality, health problems, transport difficulties, safety…
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More ↗: The case for open geodemographics in public policyThe case for open geodemographics in public policy
GeoDS analysis proceeds from a fundamental methodological premise: that analytical frameworks used to inform resource allocation, service targeting and risk assessment in democratic governance must…