London Borough of Redbridge has been working with Agile Datum, our specialist data sciences team, to develop the first AI enabled chatbot for planning applications. And since launch, it’s already helping to free up the council planning team and cut turnaround times for planning validation services to just 24 hours. We spoke with Brett Leahy, […]
We’re delighted to announce that our SaaS solutions are now available via the government’s Digital Market Place https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/ under the G Cloud 11 procurement framework. You’ll find our core products in the Cloud Software category and data services for Microsoft BI and other products in Cloud Support. G Cloud gives local councils, central government and […]
If we’re making a journey, looking for the nearest restaurant, wanting to know what’s around us, we can simply “google map it”. That’s the easy-to-use concept that we had in mind at Agile when we developed Agile GIS for business use. We wanted to bring intuitive GIS to the desktop with a system that makes it […]
Shipping fish from British waters that is destined for our dinner tables half way round the world to be processed and back again? That would be pointless, but it’s common practice! Food campaign charity, Sustain, reports that imported fish products (sometimes incorrectly marketed as UK-produced), may travel up to 18,000 miles before reaching our supermarkets. […]
In June this year, the University of Eindhoven announced its plans to 3D print affordable housing units in what they claim is “the world’s first commercial housing project based on 3D concrete printing” https://www.tue.nl/en/university/news-and-press/news/eindhoven-gets-the-first-3d-concrete-printing-housing-project/. New London Architecture has developed an interactive model of the future development of the capital https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-43820267/3d-model-reveals-london-s-future-skyline allowing planners and residents to […]
Your community is almost certainly the victim of a crime that is sadly commonplace and so brazen that it often happens in plain sight – a toxic mix of fly-tipping, graffiti and flyposting. From the selfish individual who thoughtlessly dumps their old fridge to the unlicensed carriers who dump waste by the lorryload, the offenders […]
There is an obvious need in the UK to build more houses. Since the Barker Review in 2004, policy makers, academics and politicians across the board have recognised the need to significantly increase the supply of new homes in order to meet current and future housing needs, and limit further dramatic increases in housing costs. […]
It’s no secret that councils are under increasing pressure amid government cuts and budgetary demands. Having sufficient funding to hire trained professionals and equip departments with the necessary software can be a real struggle. The LGiU recently published findings from their Local Government Finance Survey 2018 which highlighted that “80% of councils fear for their financial sustainability” and that they […]
The new General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force on May 25th, 2018, has been described as the greatest change to data protection in decades, heralding new measures designed to enhance data protection for citizens across the UK and the EU. In today’s digital landscape, the technologies used to deliver service transformation and the […]
January 2017 saw the introduction of Vacant Land Registers in Ireland. Since then, Irish authorities have been required to list all vacant sites from within their area that are suitable for development. As of January 2018, vacant sites which are bigger than 0.05 of a hectare (excluding gardens) will be subject to the Vacant Site […]