| Government Links |
| Office for National Statistics |
The official UK statistics website |
| Beginners Guide to UK Geography |
Simple and informative webpage on the territorial units used in National Statistics work |
| Intra-governmental Group on Geographic Information (IGGI) |
Promoting effective use of government geographic information |
| Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) |
Supporting self-sustaining improvement from within local government |
| Ordnance Survey |
Britain's National Mapping Agency |
| Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland's official mapping organisation |
| General Registry Office of Scotland |
Information on Scottish births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions, and periodic censuses of Scotland's population |
National Assembly Government
Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru
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National Assembly Government for Wales.
Also available in Welsh. |
| Scottish Executive |
Working with Scottish Ministers to improve the well being of Scotland and its people |
| Cabinet Office e-Government Unit |
The e-Government Unit works with departments to deliver efficiency savings while improving the delivery of public services by joining up electronic government services |
| Directgov |
Latest and widest range of public service information |
| ukgovtalk |
Information on policies and standards for e-government |
| Government Gateway |
Centralised registration service for e-government services in the UK |
| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) |
Creating Sustainable Communities |
| National Interest Mapping Services Agreement (NIMSA) |
NIMSA is a not for profit agreement between ODPM and Ordnance Survey, and is the source of funding for the gigateway service. |
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| Partner Organisations |
| Centre for Ecology and Hydrology |
The leading body in the UK for research, survey, and monitoring in terrestrial and freshwater environments |
| British Geological Survey |
Provides comprehensive, objective, impartial and up-to-date geoscientific information, advice and services, to the client and user community in the United Kingdom and overseas |
| British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) |
Assists UK atmospheric researchers to locate, access and interpret atmospheric data and to ensure the long-term integrity of atmospheric data produced by NERC projects. |
| NERC Earth Observation Data Centre |
Acquisition, archiving and provision of access to remotely sensed data of the surface of the Earth acquired by satellite and airborne sensors |
| Ordnance Survey |
Britain's National Mapping Agency |
| QinetiQ |
Scientific technical expertise, uniquely derived from many decades of experience in harnessing science and technology to meet UK defence needs |
| Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) |
Government's statutory adviser on sustaining natural beauty, wildlife and the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment in Wales and its inshore waters. |
| Association for Geographic Information |
The AGI represents the interests of the geographic information industry, including users in the public and private sectors, suppliers of software, hardware, data and services, consultants, academics and interested individuals |
| Intra-governmental Group on Geographic Information (IGGI) |
Promoting effective use of government geographic information |
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| International Links |
| US FGDC Global Clearinghouse |
Coordinates the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure in the US |
| Australian Spatial Data Directory |
The Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD) is an essential component of the Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) and provides search interfaces to geospatial dataset descriptions (metadata) from all jurisdictions throughout Australia |
| South African Data Directory |
(via Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Distributed Active Archive Centre) – An international science initiative to study the linkages between land and atmosphere processes in the southern African region |
| Canadian Geospatial Clearinghouse - GeoConnections |
GeoConnections is a national partnership initiative working to build the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), which will make Canada’s geospatial databases, tools and services readily accessible on-line |
| EUROGI |
European umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information |
