Category: News
Open source business and built environment news, updated daily.
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QGIS 3.38 release brings improved CRS handling for UK OS data
The QGIS project has released version 3.38, featuring significantly improved handling of British National Grid coordinate reference systems,…
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Bristol City Council migrates planning portal to open source OpenLayers stack
Bristol City Council has completed a migration of its public-facing planning map portal to an open source stack…
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Autodesk Rival OpenBIM Platform BlenderBIM Gains Traction Among UK SME Practices
BlenderBIM, the open source IFC-native BIM authoring tool built on Blender, is seeing rapid adoption among small and…
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MHCLG Backs Pilot Using FOSS4G Tools for National Planning Data Infrastructure
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed funding for a pilot project using Free and…
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ERPNext Deployment Saves Mid-Sized Construction Firm £250,000 in First Year
Midlands-based contractor Bowmer and Kirkland has reported significant savings following a full deployment of ERPNext to replace a…
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Scottish Government Endorses QGIS as Standard GIS Tool Across Public Bodies
The Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate has issued updated procurement guidance formally endorsing QGIS as the preferred GIS platform…
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OpenStreetMap Foundation Launches Dedicated UK Infrastructure Grant Programme
The OpenStreetMap Foundation has announced a new grant programme specifically targeting UK local authorities looking to integrate OSM…
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Hackney Council Migrates Planning Case Management to Open Source Stack
Hackney Council has completed a phased migration of its planning case management system to an open source stack…
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Nextcloud and Collabora Office Stack Wins Tender at Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council has awarded a three-year managed services contract to Canopy Cloud for a sovereign productivity stack…
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OpenProject Gains Traction in UK Architecture Practices as Asana Alternative
A growing number of mid-sized UK architecture practices, including Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and HawkinsBrown, are reported to…