AGI and GGP to Work Together to Secure Geography at the Heart of Government Decision Making

By working together, they will help grow the geospatial community, and will build on recent activities such as the AGI’s Skills Roundtable.

“The UK is at the forefront of geospatial. Now more than ever, geographers are combining increasing quantities of geospatial information with advances in technology, such as AI and ML, to drive new insights on our place in the world,” commented David Wood, Head of the Government Geography Profession. “The profession is leading the way in government and the public sector, recognising and encouraging the use of geography and geographical sciences within and across government. By working with the AGI, we can increase awareness and therefore engagement with geographers across government and align our ambitions and activities with the wider geospatial community.”

“Many of government’s greatest challenges are time and place related and therefore the data and technology that will help address and resolve them must also have location at its heart,” added Adam Burke, Past Chair of the Association for Geographic Information. “By partnering with GGP, we can help ensure the geospatial ecosystem continues to grow sustainably, both within government and beyond, and is utilised across diverse industry sectors and across multiple applications to impact positive outputs.”