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Brilliant news on which to end the year. Read here to learn how artificial intelligence will give our peatlands a better, wetter future.
A team led by data scientists in @NaturalEngland have won the Civil Service Data Challenge 2021! Using AI to detect moorland drains in aerial photography, the project will work to restore and enhance our precious peatlands. Find out more here: datachallenge.uk/finale/ @DefraGovUK
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This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your ideas on how to use data to make better policy and deliver better public services, open to all civil servants and public servants. Don’t miss this chance. @PolicyProfUK
We're delighted to partner with @cabinetofficeuk and @NTT_DATA_UK on the Civil Service Data Challenge!
Got a brilliant idea to make better use of data within government? This is your chance to make it happen. Details are here 👇 #digitalgov
civilservice.blog.gov.uk/202…
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📢Our new Ecology and Fish Data API is now live. You can now access the Environment Agency’s freshwater fish, invertebrate, macrophyte, diatom and marine phytoplankton data is this format. Have a go and let us know what you think!
environment.data.gov.uk/data…
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Some illuminating information from the @NaturalEngland science team on what the view from the space tells us about how management choices affect our uplands.
Ever wondered how satellites might revolutionise our understanding of the recovery of our #upland #moorland? See my blog introducing Natural England’s Moorland Change Map. TH
naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2…
#RemoteSensing #Evidence #Burning
ALT Sentinel 2 satellite data and MCM Change Results (in red) for the 2019/20 burning season on Baysdale Moor & Ingleby Moor, North York Moors
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As part of defining the national priorities for geospatial data standards, we would like to understand better how users interact with geospatial data now, and want to in the future. Complete the survey: bit.ly/3a955jP #HaveYourSay #GeospatialData
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Thinking of making a change between the seasons? Apply to become Chair of the Open Standards Board, perfect for an active advocate of #OpenStandards and technologies.
Applications close on 10 January. Find out more here: publicappointments.cabinetof…
#TechForGood #TechVolunteer
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Open Standards people! We need your help.
Would you like to volunteer to be part of the government's Open Standards Board?
We're looking for a chair publicappointments.cabinetof…
And for members publicappointments.cabinetof…
I'd love you to apply for this opportunity.
Happy to answer Qs.
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The UK @GeospatialC is running a project to investigate and improve Coastal Data Collection within the UK.
If you are a user or collector of coastal UK geospatial data, fill in this 5 minute survey to let us know how you use the data ⬇
surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Z9Q9ZSP
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We use Linked Data and API’s to build some of our services with. To understand more about what this take a look at our new Introduction to Linked Data article and our Glossary of Linked Data
environment.data.gov.uk/appg…
support.environment.data.gov… #DefraData
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We #surveyed #England highest mountain #ScafellPike last November as part of our national #lidar programme and measured it at 978.057m AODN - just 5cm higher than it's official height of 978m! data available now from environment.data.gov.uk/Defr… #EA #TeamEA #remotesensing #opendata
ALT elevation profile of Scafell Pike
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Milk price and composition of milk data from Defra is now available on the Data Services Platform (DSP) as Linked Data and as a simple csv. Take a look here to see these and other updates on the DSP support.environment.data.gov… #DefraData
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We have added 47 new data sets to the Defra Data Services Platform (DSP) this year and updated over 220. Search here to see what data we hold environment.data.gov.uk/ #DefraData
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📢New #LIDAR now available to download!! We've just released 36,000km2 of 1m national programme LIDAR. We look forward to seeing what you use it for! Download now from environment.data.gov.uk/Defr… or find our more about the programme experience.arcgis.com/experi…
ALT LIDAR coverage map showing where there is new data available to download. Blue shows areas already captured, yellow are areas remaining to be surveyed.
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The DSA has published new data guidance to help government teams meet spend controls guidelines and deliver APIs to meet user needs: dataingovernment.blog.gov.uk… #DataStandards #DataStandardsAuthority #DataGuidance #API #UserNeeds
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We are recruiting for a Data Architect. Can you help implement our vision for our data? Use good data design, determining patterns, data models, standards, guidance & support the development of data roadmaps? Apply by 16 December 2020. #DefraData environmentagencyjobs.tal.ne…
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This Saturday (28 November) we are carrying out some essential patching on the Data Services Platform. There may be a slight degradation to the WMS'/WFS’, the download Web App, the Survey catalogue and the REST end points throughout the day #DefraData environment.data.gov.uk/
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Well done @NaturalEngland team. This brilliant work not only gives us vital information about how people connect with nature but is already leading to changes across government. Win-win! #GreenRecovery
The winner of the overall Geography in Government Award 2020 is the @NaturalEngland Monitoring Engagement with the Natural Environment team, for their work developing online tools for MENE! Congratulations to the team! #GiGawards
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Great news! @NaturalEngland's Nathan Shaw & the MENE team were announced as the category winners for excellence in geo-visualisation & cartography, & overall winners for the @RGS_IBG Geography in Government Awards 2020.
MENE dashboard➡️ defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/M…
#gigawards #MENE
The newest addition to our geovisualisation series by Nathan Shaw, Senior Data Analyst at @NaturalEngland, presents a decade of data from the Monitor Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) survey.
Find out more and see the visualisations at: orlo.uk/RbIvS
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Wow congratulations to our colleagues at @NaturalEngland for winning the overall award at the #GiGawards 👏👏👏👏
The winner of the overall Geography in Government Award 2020 is the @NaturalEngland Monitoring Engagement with the Natural Environment team, for their work developing online tools for MENE! Congratulations to the team! #GiGawards
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If you are a #geographer working in the #publicsector, join the Government Geography Profession at members.geography.gov.uk
To learn more about the Profession, visit bit.ly/2FIrIjE .
#GiGawards #GeographyinGovernment