Category: News
Open source business and built environment news, updated daily.
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Autodesk Contributes IFC Kernel Improvements to buildingSMART’s IfcOpenShell Project
Autodesk has announced a series of upstream contributions to IfcOpenShell, the widely used open source IFC geometry processing…
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OSGeo UK Chapter Launches Free PostGIS Training Initiative for Council GIS Teams
The OSGeo UK local chapter has launched a structured training initiative aimed at upskilling GIS officers in English…
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Odoo ERP Deployment Cuts Costs at Mid-Sized Contractor Keltbray Group
Civil engineering contractor Keltbray Group has completed a phased rollout of Odoo 17, replacing a legacy SAP Business…
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MHCLG Pilots Open Source Planning Data Platform Ahead of DLUHC Reforms
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is piloting an open source planning data pipeline built on…
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OpenStreetMap Foundation Partners with Network Rail on Infrastructure Asset Mapping
The OpenStreetMap Foundation has announced a formal data-sharing partnership with Network Rail to improve the accuracy of railway…
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IfcOpenShell Gains Traction Among UK Architects Seeking Vendor-Neutral BIM Workflows
A growing number of UK architectural practices, including Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Stride Treglown, are reportedly integrating…
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QGIS 3.38 Adopted by Hampshire County Council for Strategic Planning
Hampshire County Council has completed a full migration from Esri ArcGIS to QGIS 3.38, covering its strategic planning…
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OpenStreetMap Foundation Launches UK Infrastructure Mapping Initiative with Ordnance Survey
The OpenStreetMap Foundation has announced a formal data-sharing partnership with Ordnance Survey to improve the accuracy of utility…
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Bristol City Council Pilots OpenProject for Capital Works Programme Management
Bristol City Council’s property and capital works directorate is piloting OpenProject, the open source project management platform, to…
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Arup Contributes Structural Analysis Modules to OpenSees Finite Element Platform
Global engineering consultancy Arup has open-sourced a suite of structural analysis extensions for OpenSees, the widely used finite…