Annual plan published shows the Geospatial Commission’s progress on delivering the UK’s Geospatial Strategy. Location data ethics policy paper also published
Rolling out the National Underground Assets Register, piloting public sector access to commercial satellite data and publishing expert guidance on investing in location data are among the key priorities for the Geospatial Commission over the next year.
The Geospatial Commission today (22 June) published its plan for 2022/23, which sets out priorities for the coming year and reflects on the growing use of location data as a strategic national asset to support levelling up, help meet net-zero targets and drive science and technology innovation.
The Geospatial Commission’s priorities for the coming year are:
The publication also highlights the progress made towards the 2020 UK Geospatial Strategy over the last year, including:
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Lord True CBE said:
The Geospatial Commission also published a location data ethics policy paper, as promised in the UK’s Geospatial Strategy. This proposes an ABC - Accountability, Bias and Clarity - as the building blocks for good governance of location data use, to maximise public trust and confidence in the use, sharing and reuse of location data.
Independent Commissioner of the Geospatial Commission and Interim Chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, Edwina Dunn OBE said:
Both reports will be launched at an online event at 3pm today as part of Digital Leaders Week. Register to attend the online launch event.