Tag: news
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MHCLG Pilots OpenPlanningData Standard Built on Open Source Stack
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has begun a six-month pilot of a new OpenPlanningData standard,…
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OpenProject Replaces Microsoft Project at Major HS2 Supply Chain Contractor
Laing O’Rourke has rolled out OpenProject across its HS2 civils delivery teams, replacing Microsoft Project Server in a…
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UK Planning Inspectorate Evaluates Open Source ePlanning Tools Ahead of DLUHC Digital Reform
The Planning Inspectorate has begun evaluating open source digital planning tools developed under the DLUHC-funded Open Digital Planning…
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Autodesk Rival OpeningDesign Gains Traction Among UK Architectural SMEs Seeking Cost Relief
OpeningDesign, an open source collaborative CAD and BIM platform built on FreeCAD and hosted on GitHub, is reportedly…
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Odoo ERP Deployment Saves Norfolk County Council Six Figures in Annual Software Licensing
Norfolk County Council has reported first-year savings of £130,000 following the rollout of Odoo, the open source ERP…
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QGIS 3.38 Released with Enhanced BIM-GIS Integration for Built Environment Professionals
The QGIS project has released version 3.38, introducing improved IFC file support and direct linkage with OpenBIM workflows,…
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Lichfield District Council Adopts OpenProject to Replace Proprietary Project Management Tools
Lichfield District Council has completed a migration from Microsoft Project to the open source platform OpenProject, covering capital…
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PostgreSQL and PostGIS Power New National Underground Asset Register Data Layer
The joint delivery team behind the UK Government’s National Underground Asset Register has confirmed that its core spatial…
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QGIS 3.38 Released With Enhanced OS MasterMap Integration for UK Councils
The QGIS project has released version 3.38, introducing improved native support for Ordnance Survey MasterMap Topography Layer ingestion,…
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DLUHC Backs OSGeo UK Pilot to Standardise Open Planning Data Across England
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has awarded OSGeo UK a £180,000 grant to pilot a…