Growing the Geospatial Capacity of the National Safe Haven
The aim of the project is to allow researchers to use geospatial data and tools as part of the analysis mechanisms for research using ADR Scotland data. Geospatial data is data about locations or place - it includes information about features or attributes of the location.
Research focus
The focus of this project is to build geospatial capacity within the ADR Scotland Linkage Infrastructure and National Safe Haven, including developing geospatial analytical tools and sourcing geospatial information. This work does not centre around a specific area of research focus but is designed to provide mechanisms to enrich existing data.
There is a saying in government that all data is located somewhere and therefore is geospatial to some degree. Geospatial information can be used to join two unconnected datasets together where the only connection is geography. Having joined the data with Geography, the ability to answer questions of the type “near to”, or “distance from” become concepts that can be more easily answered. In addition, the ability to visualise the information that a researcher has been working with on a map also increases the capability of the ADR Scotland infrastructure. Both COTS and Open Source Tools are under consideration and both may be provided.
Data sources
Scotland has a well-established geospatial sector and there are lots of datasets available. As part of this project to develop Geospatial capacity, a number of datasets are being considered for the environment from the following providers including: Ordnance Survey, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Improvement Service.
Research team
Chris Dibben (SCADR), Mark Sawyer (EPCC) and Alex Ramage (Scottish Government).
Publications, Outputs and Media Coverage
When publications or outputs are available, they will be shared here. For more information about this project, please contact us.
