Showcase Your Geospatial Impact at the Geovation Innovation Awards

Are you revolutionising the world with geospatial innovation?
Does your project hold the power to heal the planet, empower communities, or spark ground-breaking discoveries?

For visionaries, this is more than just an award. It’s a launchpad.
Take centre stage alongside fellow game-changers in the geospatial industry and gain global recognition for your impactful work. Register your interest and we will notify you when applications for our Geospatial Awards opens.

2024 award winners

With 128 entries, spanning 27 different countries, the Geospatial Innovation Awards 2024 highlighted a diverse range of ground breaking ideas across all categories and showcased the powerful impact geospatial data has on the world around us.

Cities of the Future

Winner: Advanced Infrastructure

Advanced Infrastructure craft geospatial tools for cities and utilities to navigate the energy transition.

Highly Commended: MapMortar

MapMortar is the modern platform for achieving accurate, financially de-risked, and simplified net zero retrofits.

Nature and Environment

Winner: Space4Nature

Space4Nature leverages satellite imagery and AI, combined with citizen science, to map and conserve key habitats, aiding biodiversity and landscape resilience.

Highly Commended: Maya

Maya is the first AI-native geospatial copilot, automating natural capital assessment and monitoring.

Protection of Life

Winner: ProxyAddress

ProxyAddress is a UK-based social enterprise that uses redundant address data from empty homes to connect those facing homelessness with the services they need.

Highly Commended (Joint): OneSoil & Safepoint

OneSoil: OneSoil uses data to drive effective agronomic decisions.

Safepoint: Safepoint helps people stay safer and more connected with innovative geolocation technology.

Contribution to Diversity

Winner: Women+ in Geospatial

Women+ in Geospatial is a global network of over 5500 women and nonbinary people in the geospatial field that promotes diversity and inspires, unites and empowers its members to grow personally and professionally through networking, career development, events and mentorship.

Highly Commended: Australian Spatial Analytics

Australian Spatial Analytics provides geospatial and engineering careers for young neurodivergent adults.

Scottish Geospatial Technology

This category is sponsored by Geovation Scotland.

Winner: EmergencyLocate

EmergencyLocate supports emergency, search and rescue organisations to rapidly and accurately locate people in need of assistance.

Highly Commended: Rethink Carbon

With an AI-driven, data-rich approach, Rethink Carbon is making sustainable land management easy, maximising every hectare for the good of nature, climate, and communities.


2024 Highlights

Our 2024 Judges

Our 2024 Geovation Awards judging panel will yet again bring together a world-renowned assembly of experts from across the geospatial landscape. These esteemed individuals, representing diverse leadership roles and ground-breaking research endeavours, are united by their commitment to innovation and its capacity to transform our planet.

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply?
We’re looking for startups as well as larger companies working on specific projects in the geospatial industry to apply to one of more of our categories. The awards are international, so you can apply from anywhere in the world. You can nominate yourself, your company or someone you think deserves to be recognised.
How much does it cost?
It is free to apply and to attend the Awards.
Can I enter more than one category?
Yes! You can enter as many as you like, simply complete one application form for each entry you want to submit.
Where is the ceremony hosted?
The Awards ceremony will be hosted at 1 Moorgate Place, London EC2R 6EA, and will also be livestreamed online if you are unable to attend in person.
Do I need to attend the ceremony to be in with a chance of winning?
No! We appreciate that not everyone can make a live event in London, so winning is not dependent on attendance. Our winners will be selected on the merit of their submission.
How do I apply?
Along with asking you to supply the name, contact details and profile information about the company or project nominated, you will be asked the following questions which will form the basis for judging:
• Provide an executive summary of the company or project nominated (1000 characters)
• Provide a short summary that we can share publicly if you are shortlisted (300 characters)
• What is the biggest impact the project has made in the last 12 months and why (1000 characters)
• What is innovative about your solution or project? (1000 characters)
• How has the solution/individual made innovative use of geospatial data to solve challenges (1000 characters)
The awards are free to enter and will be judged by an independent judging panel composed of experts from the Geospatial Industry.

Got a question about the awards not answered above, get in touch.


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