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Free mock-up Polimapper’s expert team can create a mock-up Utilising your branding  Using a sample of your data or public data The free mock-up service is designed to: help you understand the benefits of the platform help sell the benefits of geo-advocacy within your organisation We do all the hard work building the visualisation, so…

New Holyrood boundaries confirmed

1 May 2025 was a key date in England’s political calendar due to the impact of Reform on the local and mayoral elections, but in Scotland it was significant for another reason. It was the date when the final proposals for the boundaries on which next year’s Holyrood election will be fought were submitted to…

Below Average Resources: A new lens on UK poverty

The number of children living without adequate resources rose to 36% in 2022/2023, according to the government’s new measure of poverty. Working-age poverty also rose by 1% to 23%, while pensioner poverty remained unchanged. On January 23rd, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published updated poverty figures for 2022/2023—the latest year for which data…

Geodata in 2025: Top trends to watch

The start of the new year provides a good opportunity to attempt to identify some of the trends and changes we can expect to see in the world of geographical data over the next 12 months. From deprivation data to AI, open data in the UK and in Europe, here are the data trends to…

Working with deprivation data

Deprivation is often associated with a wide range of health and social issues within the communities it impacts. Whether it’s the increased incidence of certain medical conditions, or higher crime and anti-social behaviour rates, understanding how issues interact with and are caused by deprivation is an important component in developing policy led solutions. For this…