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MHCLG Publishes Open Source Planning Data Validator Built on Frictionless Framework
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has released the source code for its Planning Data Validator…
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Apache Flink Powers Real-Time Infrastructure Monitoring at National Highways
National Highways has deployed Apache Flink as the stream processing backbone for its strategic road network monitoring platform,…
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ERPNext Deployment at Wolverhampton Council Tests Open Source Finance Viability
Wolverhampton City Council is running a 12-month pilot of ERPNext as a replacement for modules within its ageing…
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QGIS 3.38 Brings Enhanced CityGML Support for Urban Planning Workflows
The QGIS project has released version 3.38, introducing significantly improved CityGML 2.0 and 3.0 import capabilities aimed at…
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Manchester City Council Migrates Planning Portal to Open Source Stack
Manchester City Council has completed a phased migration of its planning application portal to an open source technology…
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ODK and OpenStreetMap Combine for Scottish Vacant Land Survey
Aberdeenshire Council and the Improvement Service have piloted a data collection workflow combining Open Data Kit (ODK) with…
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Nextcloud Deployment Saves West Yorkshire Combined Authority £180k Annually
West Yorkshire Combined Authority has reported that its self-hosted Nextcloud deployment, rolled out across 1,200 staff following a…
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Blender Adopted for Early-Stage Massing Studies by Tier-One UK Contractors
A growing number of tier-one UK construction contractors, including Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine, are incorporating Blender into…
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QGIS 3.38 Adopted by Bristol City Council for Spatial Planning Workflows
Bristol City Council has completed a full migration from Esri ArcGIS Desktop to QGIS 3.38 across its spatial…
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OpenStreetMap Data Powers New Digital Planning Portal for Welsh Authorities
The Welsh Government has confirmed that OpenStreetMap will serve as the base cartography layer for its new Planning…