Geovation Challenges invite open

collaboration in developing

local innovative solutions

to globally recognised problems

using

design thinking

and

geographic information

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Geography is important because everything happens somewhere!

Every phenomenon on Earth has a unique relationship with place and geography links people,

place, processes (natural and man-made) and planet.

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‘How can we improve water use in Britain, sustainably?’

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Geovation Challenge process

November 25

CHALLENGE LAUNCH

All entries welcome

November-February

PROBLEM CAFÉS ANDTECHNICAL WORKSHOPS

To assist participants in creating relevant ideas & how geographic information (GI) can assist

March 2016

CHALLENGE CAMP: Ideas > prototype > potential market ventures

May onwards

GEOVATION PROGRAMME

Possibility to win place on Geovation’s accelerator programme

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Challenge problem framing...

By thinking globally, but acting locally, we want to address the problems of:

• Too little water (water shortage, uneven distribution)

• Too much water (surface water flooding)

• Poor water quality (freshwater ecosystems, pollution, treatment

mechanisms)

• Ageing infrastructure (drainage, sewerage, flood protection

systems… which underpin a lot of these problems in urban areas in general)

• Behaviour (from individual water consumption attitudes, to commercial

activities, to overall management approach)

We need to know what water problems keep you awake

at night and are important to be solved?

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OS Water Products & Services...

Can be found here: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-

government/products/finder.html

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Using OS and open data…Data source Dataset Theme

Ordnance Survey LocalTerrain 50Rivers

Topography (Open)

Vector Map LocalTerrain 5Water Network

Topography (Premium)

Boundary LineAddress Base

Administrative (Open)

AddressBasePlaces

Administrative (Premium)Consumer indications

Environment Agency River basin districts Administrative

Catchment management areasAgricultural land useLIDAR/land cover

Topography

Water resource availability (sub-catchment level)Water abstraction by purposeWaterbody ecological status

Resource statistics

Flood risk zones Risks

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Using OS and open data…

Data source Dataset Theme

Defra/JNCC(INSPIRE data.gov)

Habitats and speciesBathing waters

Ecology

Forestry Commission National forests Ecology

Waterfootprint.org Crop (food) water foot prints by local authority Resource statistics

ONS Resident population by sub-wardWork place population by wardHouseholds by sub-ward

Demographic statisticsConsumer indications

CEH Hydrology e.g. catchment chemistryLand use

Resource statisticsInfrastructural indications

BGS Geology and hydrology e.g. groundwater, soils Resource statistics

Met Office Weather prediction modelsObservational dataRainfallSatellite data

Weather (DataPoint API)

Regional… e.g.London Datastore(Greater London Authority)

London water quality by borough Resource statistics

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Using OS and open data…

Datasets: OS Water Network + EA water catchment districts and management areas (in QGIS)

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Using OS and open data…

Datasets: OS Local and Water Network + EA flood risk zones and water catchment management

areas

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Using OS and open data…

Datasets: OS Boundary Line + EA waterbody ecological status and catchment management areas

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Using OS and open data…

Datasets: OS Local and Water Network + ONS Wards + GLA London water quality by borough

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Water Problem Defining:

Problem title

Can you give your problem a snappy 3-word title?

Who does the problem affect?

Where does it happen?

What is the problem?

Can you clearly and concisely explain what the problem is?

Why does it matter?

Can you quantify/substantiate why the problem is worth solving

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Contact us via Geovation:

challenge@geovation.uk

Gauri Kangai

&

Challenge Team

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THANK YOU

www.geovation.uk