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Partnership in Practice
Read a blog post about the Defra Livestock Information Programme - which is working with industry to transform how we track future livestock movements in the UK.
Defra Science and Innovation
Process once - use everywhere
Defra group has the potential to simplify its access to satellite data and transform how we monitor and manage the UK’s landscape.
Insight, quickly: analytical tool for plant health
Trees support biodiversity and contribute to wellbeing – a new analytical tool helps us monitor and safeguard them against spread of diseases.
Abby Lane from the Environment Agency at #DataMash
Having conversations is the first step towards forging stronger relationships to improve how we work. Here, the Environment Agency's Abby Lane chats to us about the value of being able to meet up and talk to other people in Defra …
Isabel Sargent @OrdnanceSurvey talks #machinelearning at #DataMash
At #DataMash, We spoke to Senior Research Scientist Isabel Sargent from the Change and Business Innovation team at Ordnance Survey about Machine Learning. This is what she had to say.
A pause on activities
We officially enter a pre-election period as of midnight tonight, so there will be no new blog posts until after the election.
Data, emerging technologies, uses and impact
How can we use data, now and in the future? What are emerging technologies and what are their potential uses and impacts? A Defra-Royal Society panel debate asked these and other questions recently.
Innovating with Defra Data
What happens when you get a group of data experts together to talk around #DefraData?
Why Defra has an Earth Observation Centre of Excellence
Earth Observation technologies help us to understand how our actions affect our environment and are key to delivering better services through smarter use of data.
Up, up and very far away: Remote sensing in flood response
Currently 1.8 million people live in areas at risk of flooding across the UK. With an increasing population and dependence on flood plains for housing and industry, loss of natural flood defences and increased likelihood of extreme weather events; this …