Net Zero

A data science approach to estimate the use of natural spaces: a feasibility study

Categories: Data Science Campus, Net Zero, News, Urban and Rural Future

We demonstrate the use of a range of freely available anonymised and aggregated novel datasets to estimate visitation counts to natural areas.

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Using open-source data to measure our engagement with the natural environment 

Categories: Data and Statistics, Mobility, Net Zero, Urban and Rural Future

ONS Data Science Campus (DSC) and Defra’s Spatial Data Science team developed a novel solution for estimating the number of visitors to natural spaces across England.

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Using satellite imagery to report changes to water bodies for SDG 6.6.1

Categories: Net Zero, News, Projects, Sustainability

In this blog, we describe how we have assessed the quality of the novel Global Surface Water Explorer (GSWE) dataset to better understand its value and fitness-for-purpose, producing data to report the UK’s position on indicator 6.6.1.

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