Championing geospatial data in a changing world

Frontier’s Sarah Snelson, Director in the Public Policy practice, has been selected to be TechUK’s Geospatial Champion for August 2021.

TechUK’s Geospatial Champion campaign celebrates the work of those driving the adoption of geospatial data in the technology sector. Sarah has been recognised for her work with the Geospatial Commission on the independent Geospatial Market Study, which explored the dynamics of the UK’s location data market and the impact of it on the UK economy.

In this wide-ranging interview, Sarah highlights the power of geospatial data, particularly in the fight against Covid-19 and climate change, saying: “Geospatial data is likely to play a key role in unlocking some of the biggest challenges facing today’s society.”

Other topics of discussion included:

  • Changing the conversation in the UK;
  • Deployment in the technology sector;
  • Data access & availability;
  • Equipping future generations with the skills they need.

To read the full interview visit TechUK’s website.

For more information please contact media@frontier-economics.com or call +44 (0) 20 7031 7000.