Category: News
Open source business and built environment news, updated daily.
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Blender Gains Traction in UK Architecture Firms as Visualisation Tool
A survey by NBS has found that 23 percent of UK architecture practices now use Blender for architectural…
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Odoo ERP Replaces SAP at Mid-Sized UK Construction Contractor
Midlands-based contractor Tilbury Douglas has completed a migration from SAP Business One to Odoo 17, citing lower total…
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OpenTopoMap and Overpass API Integration Strengthens Flood Risk Modelling Tool
The Environment Agency has partnered with Deltares to enhance its open source flood risk modelling tool, integrating OpenTopoMap…
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QGIS 3.38 Adoption Grows Across English County Councils for Spatial Planning
A growing number of English county councils, including Essex and Cambridgeshire, are migrating from Esri ArcGIS to QGIS…
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OpenStreetMap Data Powers New National Highways Asset Management Platform
National Highways has announced a new road asset management platform built on OpenStreetMap data combined with PostGIS and…
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Bristol City Council Launches Open Source Digital Planning Register on GOV.UK
Bristol City Council has gone live with an open source planning register built on the DLUHC-backed open-planning-software stack,…
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MHCLG Backs Open Source Digital Planning Tools Pilot Across Five Councils
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed funding for a twelve-month pilot deploying open source…
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PostgreSQL and PostGIS Power New National Underground Asset Register Infrastructure
Geospatial Commission has confirmed that the technical backbone of the National Underground Asset Register relies on PostgreSQL and…
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QGIS 3.38 Released With Enhanced BIM Data Integration for Planners
The QGIS project has released version 3.38, introducing improved support for IFC file imports and direct linkage with…
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Southwark Council Migrates Housing Register to OpenHousing Platform
Southwark Council has completed a phased migration of its housing register system to OpenHousing, an open source case…