Eric D. Colburn, PLS

GeoVation, an online initiative aiming to promote innovation with geography, has launched an awards programme with a prize fund of £21,000 available to develop the best entries.

?The initiative – supported by mapping agency Ordnance Survey – aims to help individuals, businesses and communities bring their map?based ideas to life. There are three themes: crime, health and the environment, although good ideas on any subject are welcomed.

John Abbott, GeoVation Champion, comments: “This is all about investing in worthwhile, exciting and innovative uses of geography. We believe geography can play a real part in addressing some of the world’s big challenges and we want to unleash people’s creative potential.

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