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Hubdate #4 – Digital Solutions Hub: Who are the potential users and why should they use it?
Welcome to the fourth instalment of Hubdates – our mini blog series exploring and explaining features of the NERC Digital Solutions Hub (DSH). This Hubdate looks at why the DSH was created, who it is for and how it will…
Hubdate #3 – What data will be available on the NERC Digital Solutions Hub?
Welcome to the third instalment of our Hubdates – a mini blog series exploring and explaining features of the NERC Digital Solutions Hub (DSH). This Hubdate focuses on explaining what types of data will be available on the DSH. Uncover more…
Hubdate #2 – Real-Time Data and UPRNs
The Digital Solutions Hub (DSH), a free online mapping toolkit funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), will make over 40 petabytes of environmental data searchable and ready to do analysis on. On top of the 40+ petabytes of…
Hubdate #1 – AI and Large Language Models
Welcome to our Hubdates series, our new mini blog series exploring and explaining features of the NERC Digital Solutions Hub, an open-access online mapping toolkit. Do you have a question about the Hub or a feature you want explaining more?…
Harnessing Digital Solutions for Sustainable Housing Expansion: A GIS-Powered Approach
By Richard Kingston | Originally published by Policy@Manchester The UK government has committed to an ambitious housing strategy of building 1.5 million homes over the next five years to address the chronic housing shortage exacerbated by rising demand, affordability and…
Climate Just: supporting equitable responses to climate change through social vulnerability maps
By Professor Sarah Lindley, Co-Investigator of the Digital Solutions Hub Access mapping tool Historical carbon emissions are already locked into the climate system. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence that associated impacts now persist, through extreme weather, climate-related events like floods…
The Second User Research Report for the DSH is released
Marking two years of successful user engagement activities in the UK’s environmental data space, the Digital Solutions Programme team at The University of Manchester published its second user research report in May 2024. The 2024 report builds on previous work…
The DSH attends the Public Sector Data and AI Summit 24
The Public Sector Data and AI Summit took place at the end of February and explored the key issues that will affect the public sector and its services over the next decade – including the boom in Generative AI, how…
Digital Solutions Hub presents at DataConnect23
On 29th September, more than 120 people from across the public sector logged on to watch our webinar as part of the DataConnect23 conference series. DataConnect23 hosted by the Central and Digital Data Office aimed to bring together data experts from…
Determining the impact of poor air quality in cities on daily life: the value of using ‘citizen sensors’ and agile platforms
By Professor Caroline Jay, Co-Investigator of the Digital Solutions Hub The air in cities can be bad for our health. People who live in cities are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as COPD and be admitted to…
