Launch of open geospatial data in Scotland | Blog

The new hub contains a range of valuable data for the nation, from local government and government organisations, stored in one central hub. The Spatial Hub, as the title suggests, is underpinned by location data, and supported by Ordnance Survey (OS) data and expertise.

Local authorities and partner organisations, including national park authorities, provide data to the Spatial Hub, where it’s compiled into standardised and up-to-date national datasets.

Now, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, the Spatial Hub is available to everyone. This is hoped to help organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors save time and money, with a single source of accurate location data on everything from health, social care and transport, to energy, planning and the environment.

The availability of these Spatial Hub datasets will save organisations time and money, as they will no longer need to source this data from individual local authorities, while also helping to standardise and maintain the quality of the data used across a wide variety of sectors.