The United Kingdom's Geospatial Commission was an expert group responsible for promoting the use of
geospatial data in the country.
The commission also defines UK's "geospatial strategy".
Initially established in 2018 as part of the
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for supporting the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minister and Cabinet ...
, it later moved to the
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is a ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet reshuffle under the Rishi Sunak premiership.
The departm ...
before being merged into the
Government Digital Service
The Government Digital Service is a unit of the Government of the United Kingdom's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, tasked with transforming the provision of online public services.
It was formed in April 2011 by David Camero ...
in January 2025.
The Geospatial Commission works closely alongside its Partner Bodies, also known as the Geo6:
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British Geological Survey
The British Geological Survey (BGS) is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance Earth science, geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research. ...
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Coal Authority
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HM Land Registry
His Majesty's Land Registry is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government, created in 1862 to register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales. It reports to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Governme ...
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Ordnance Survey
The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain. The agency's name indicates its original military purpose (see Artillery, ordnance and surveying), which was to map Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite rising of ...
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UK Hydrographic Office
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Valuation Office Agency
The Valuation Office Agency is a government body in Great Britain. It is an executive agency of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
The agency values properties for the purpose of Council Tax and for non-domestic rates in England and Wales ...
See also
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is a ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet reshuffle under the Rishi Sunak premiership.
The departm ...
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Geospatial intelligence
In the United States, geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is intelligence about the human activity on Earth derived from the exploitation and analysis of imagery, signals, or signatures with geospatial information. GEOINT describes, assesses, and visu ...
References
External links
Geospatial Commission
Government Digital Service
Geographic data and information organisations in the United Kingdom
2018 establishments in the United Kingdom
2025 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Government agencies established in 2018
Government agencies disestablished in 2025
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