Showcase your value to colleagues - Gazetteers @ GIS Day is your chance to highlight the significant benefits of leveraging geographic insights across the organisation.
Every local authority service relies on location data to carry out its duties. Address and street data power your council’s operations, with UPRNs and USRNs supporting services for residents across nearly every department.
As the LGA states in its guide:
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What is Gazetteers @ GIS Day?
It’s an initiative focused on showcasing the role of address and street data in local government. It provides a platform for Address Custodians, Street Custodians, and other professionals highlight the value of accurate, up-to-date gazetteer data in improving decision-making, planning, and service delivery.
The event is part of the broader GIS Day, a global event celebrating the power of geographic information systems (GIS) technology. It highlights how GIS is used to solve real-world problems, improve decision-making, and promote geographic literacy across various industries, including government, business, and education.
Gazetteers@GIS Day takes place on Wednesday 19th November.
