Category: News
Open source business and built environment news, updated daily.
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OpenStreetMap Foundation Launches UK Infrastructure Mapping Partnership with Ordnance Survey
The OpenStreetMap Foundation has announced a formal data-sharing partnership with Ordnance Survey aimed at improving the accuracy of…
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QGIS 3.36 Adopted by Ordnance Survey for Internal Spatial Analysis Workflows
Ordnance Survey has confirmed the internal rollout of QGIS 3.36 across its geospatial analysis teams, replacing a legacy…
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Bristol City Council Deploys Nextcloud to Replace Microsoft SharePoint
Bristol City Council has gone live with a self-hosted Nextcloud instance to manage internal document collaboration across its…
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OpenProject Gains Traction Among UK Architects as BIM Coordination Tool
Several mid-size UK architectural practices, including Stride Treglown and Sheppard Robson, have begun trialling OpenProject as a project…
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MHCLG Backs Open Source Planning Data Platform Built on PostgreSQL and PostGIS
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed continued funding for the Planning Data platform, which…
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ERPNext Deployment Cuts Costs for Mid-Size UK Construction Contractor
Midlands-based civil engineering contractor Tarmac Integrated Services has completed a phased migration to ERPNext, replacing a heavily customised…
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OpenStreetMap Data Powers New Flood Risk Visualisation Tool for Environment Agency
A newly launched flood risk visualisation tool developed for the Environment Agency uses OpenStreetMap base data combined with…
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QGIS 3.38 Released With Enhanced Urban Planning Tools and UK Ordnance Survey Integration
The QGIS project has released version 3.38, introducing improved topology validation tools and a streamlined connector for Ordnance…
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Homes England Pilots OpenBIM Workflows Using Blender and IFC Standards
Homes England has launched a pilot programme exploring open-source BIM workflows, combining Blender with the BlenderBIM Add-on and…
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Buckinghamshire Council Deploys Nextcloud to Replace Microsoft SharePoint for Planning Teams
Buckinghamshire Council has completed a phased migration of its planning and development management teams from Microsoft SharePoint to…