Case Studies

The importance of access to green outdoor spaces in relation to health and wellbeing is clear. However, deprived areas are less likely to have access to green space and gardens.

In 2021 the Government allocated £9 million of funding to a ‘Levelling Up Parks Fund’ to help...

Researchers at the Clinical Effectiveness Group, at Queen Mary University of London, are linking de-identified (or pseudonymised) data on 'people' and 'places,' to inform powerful health research and better location-based care.

Ordnance Survey and DHSC worked together to develop a tool to calculate the distance from care homes to population centres, using open-source coding tools.

By helping the NHS develop and improve local health infrastructure in line with population changes, The NHS London Healthy Urban Development Unit (NHS HUDU) maximises the opportunities that come from aligning housing development planning and health programmes in London – to narrow...

Natural England, the agency responsible for helping protect England’s natural environment, have announced that all new planning proposals covering Hampshire’s Solent waterways and wetlands, must be “nitrate neutral”.

Nitrate pollution, often caused by chemical ferti...

Public Health England reported in June that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine has prevented up to 7.9 million infections and up to 28,000 deaths in England.

With almost 50 million adults in England needing two doses of the vaccine, the programme needed comprehensive analytical input and...

London Ambulance use AddressBase Premium data to locate addresses when responding to 999 calls. When an address is provided to the call handler, they can verify the address using AddressBase Premium, which also provides the grid reference. The grid reference and the address enable the a...

Prior to Covid-19, millions enjoyed theatres, museums, galleries and more, however as Covid-19 took hold the Arts sector suffered.

The Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector saw huge financial impact from COVID19. 34% of businesses reported a 50% drop in revenue (The High Streets Ta

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) have access to Ordnance Survey data under the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA). During a 2018 review of community health services, the Trust used OS VectorMap District and 1:250 000 Scale Raster data...