Working with Us
Partner with the Geographic Data Service to unlock the potential of Smart Data through collaborative projects tailored to your organisation’s needs. Work alongside our expert analysts to access rich, geographically granular datasets in a secure, GDPR-compliant environment.
What Can the Geographic Data Service Offer Your Organisation?
- Collaborative Projects: Engage with us on initiatives that provide novel yet practical solutions to your organisation’s challenges, using Smart Data.
- Access to World-Class Lab Expertise: Work with our leading research analysts and deploy cutting-edge analytical techniques.
- Access Rich Data Resources: Tap into timely and geographically granular Smart Data that enable detailed insight into social interactions and trends.
Partnering with Geographic Data Service Can Help You
- Contextualise and Understand Challenges: Gain a deeper understanding of the factors affecting your organisation in geographic context.
- Co-Produce Innovative Solutions: Collaborate to devise novel strategies tailored to your unique needs.
- Better Understand Change Dynamics: Access timely data on how changes in local and regional circumstances may impact upon your organisation.
- Discover New Opportunities: Identify untapped markets and areas for growth through data-driven analysis.
- Improve Strategic Decision-Making: Enhance your decisions with evidence-based insights from integrated data.
- Enhance Operational Effectiveness: Optimise operations using data-informed evidence.
- Contribute to Societal Well-Being: Make a difference by addressing wider societal and economic challenges through participation in impactful research.
Join us at the Geographic Data Service to unlock the potential of Smart Data for your organisation and contribute to a more equitable and prosperous society.
Data Collaborations
The Geographic Data Service leads social science engagement with much of industry through:
- Acquisition of Diverse Datasets: We gather a wide range of geographically referenced Smart Data—including web, app, financial and transport data—to to help researchers provide context to human behaviour and to chart societal trends.
- Documentation and Metadata: We provide documentation and detailed metadata for all our datasets, ensuring researchers have the information necessary to inform effective use.
- Responsible Data Reuse: We provide expert guidance on ethical and responsible reuse of Smart Data for research purposes, pursuant to furthering the public good.
- A Safe and Secure Three Tier Data Service: Our secure data warehousing supports tiered access—Open, Safeguarded, and Secure—fully compliant with UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Data Integration and Linkage: We specialise in linking Smart Data to statistical, administrative and commercial data sources. This enriches the data and improves their validity and generalisability of research based upon them.
- Continuous Data Refresh and Updates: We regularly refresh and update our data assets, providing researchers with the best current data to underpin the best research into societal and economic challenges.
We welcome discussions on ways to open up new data sources for the public good.
As a trusted partner, the Geographic Data Service offers GDPR-compliant secure data services, alongside resources and expertise that leverage value from data assets and forge strong connections with academics.
Find Out More
Nominated staff provide partners a principal point of contact throughout the collaboration process.
We work closely with organisations to guide them through initial project discussions, assist with licencing agreements, and provide regular updates throughout the research phase.