Category: News
Open source business and built environment news, updated daily.
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UK Planning Inspectorate Evaluates GeoServer for National Appeals Data Platform
The Planning Inspectorate is conducting a formal evaluation of GeoServer as the backbone of a proposed open national…
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Nextcloud Chosen by Mid Devon District Council for Secure Document Collaboration
Mid Devon District Council has gone live with a self-hosted Nextcloud instance to manage planning application documents and…
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OpenStreetMap Data Powers New Construction Logistics Tool for HS2
A consortium led by Mott MacDonald has built a construction logistics and routing tool for the HS2 project…
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Barnsley Council Deploys OpenProject to Replace Proprietary Project Management Tools
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has completed a full migration to OpenProject, the open source project management platform, replacing…
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QGIS 3.38 Released With Enhanced 3D Terrain Tools for Urban Planning
The QGIS project has released version 3.38, introducing significantly improved 3D terrain visualisation and point cloud rendering capabilities…
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Migrates Finance System to ERPNext
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has completed a phased migration of its core finance and procurement functions to the…
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OpenBIM Consortium Backs IFC Standard Push for UK Infrastructure Projects
The OpenBIM Consortium has announced renewed advocacy for mandatory IFC open standard adoption across UK public infrastructure projects…
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PostgreSQL Adopted as Spatial Data Backbone for National Highways Asset Register
National Highways has confirmed that PostgreSQL with the PostGIS spatial extension will serve as the primary database backend…
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Southwark Council Trials Open Source Planning Case Management Tool ODP
Southwark Council is among the first wave of local planning authorities to begin live testing of the Open…
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Apache Superset Gains Traction Among UK Architecture Practices for Project Dashboards
A growing number of mid-sized UK architecture practices, including HawkinsBrown and Stride Treglown, are adopting Apache Superset as…