Help shape the next generation of building intelligence in Great Britain.

Ordnance Survey’s (OS) National Geographic Database (NGD) Buildings data is the most comprehensive and high-quality set of buildings data available for Great Britain ever produced by OS. Ongoing enhancements are crucial in ensuring OS NGD Buildings data remains relevant and valuable to the broad spectrum of potential applications of the data. That’s why OS, in collaboration with Geovation, has established this Buildings Data Use Case Discovery Programme.

Together we are:

Engaging with early-stage innovators to explore and analyse the present and future data needs of users of the data.
Generating insights that will inform future upgrade plans for our data.

The overall aim of the programme is to ensure our data remains fit for purpose in a rapidly evolving context. Help us to shape the next generation of building intelligence in Great Britain.

Our Approach

We would like to conduct a series of interviews and exercises over the coming months with users of building data and invite all startups interested in engaging with OS and Geovation to sign up.

Timeline

Stage One: Submission of interest to engage

Submissions close on the 29th August

Stage Two: Interviews

Virtual interviews take place on the 22nd and 25th September (30-45 minutes)

Stage Three (Optional): In person workshop and access to sandbox environments in Beta

Ongoing

Who would we like to hear from?

We’d love to hear from any innovators, including Geovation Ecosystem members who would like to to take part. We’re interested in startups operating across residential, commercial and industrial use cases.

Example use cases

Viability assessments and installations of green energy solutions

Energy efficiency interventions and installations

Viability and economic assessment on property improvements
Retrofitting assessments

Property portfolio assessments

Planning-tech

Construction-tech

Fintech/Insurtech

Utilites (Energy and Water)

Telcomms

How can we evolve buildings data together?

Building on enhancements delivered between September 2022 and March 2025, we want to understand what further attribution and data would be most valuable to startups working with buildings data. For example, floor area estimates, clearer delineation of building features—like garages, conservatories, or lofts—and details like roof furniture and other structural elements could help unlock new opportunities, solve persistent challenges, or accelerate your solutions.