Geographic Data Service (GeoDS)
The Geographic Data Service (GeoDS) leads academic collaboration with industry, government, and the third sector to extract value from Smart Data and enable groundbreaking research.
Our mission is to employ geographic methodologies to integrate diverse Smart Data sources with nationally representative administrative and statistical data.
Focus on people and places
- Geographic disparities: Identify and measure economic and social imbalances between neighbourhoods, cities and regions
- Population dynamics: Understand and address the changing circumstances of the population at large
- Equality of opportunity: Measure and evidence economic and social inequalities of outcome in the local, regional and national context
- Populations at risk: Bring focus to the changing circumstances of those facing the strongest challenges to economic and social wellbeing.
What the GeoDS offers
- Joined up geography: Smart Data that is validated through linkage and integration with multiple sources
- Research ready data: Data products designed for efficient, effective and ethical research use
- Secure research infrastructure: Supported by expert researchers and secure access to trusted research environments
- Collaboration and capacity building: A nationwide master's dissertation scheme bringing together students, their supervisors and Smart Data organisations to address new research problems of shared concern; and data science and data story trainings
- Innovative tools and web mapping: A popular maps platform to enable exploration of our Smart Data, and an AI-powered data catalogue and semantic search engine that enhances data discovery, access and usability.