Polimapper Version 4
We at Polimapper are delighted to unveil Version 4, featuring a much improved customer interface.
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…
How associations can communicate ‘value’ to MPs
This week I had the opportunity to attend and speak at the annual Trade Association Forum Best Practice Exchange. In a breakout session covering member retention and recruitment, a member of the panel said something that resonated with me. You have about one minute, he said, to convince someone of your value proposition before they…
How constituency data can help you stand out this conference season
We take a look at different ways of presenting constituency data on your party conference exhibition stand.
Product update: August 2024
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Using police force data to create constituency crime level estimates
The latest crime data was published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics, covering everything from homicides to sexual offences to vehicle theft. Crime statistics cut across so many different policy areas, and can be very useful in highlighting the seriousness of an issue to new MPs. So we took a detailed look at…
Ground-breaking geo-advocacy guide launched
We’re today launching a ground-breaking new guide on how to use ‘geo-advocacy’ to communicate with the new intake of MPs. With a record number of new MPs to get to know, creating communications that stand out from the crowd and achieve cut-through is more important than ever. Geo-advocacy is a form of lobbying that involves…
New parliament breaks post-war record for new MPs
The post-war record for the number of new MPs has been broken following the general election. A total of 335 fresh-faced MPs are getting to grips with their new role, beating the 1945 total of 324. A further 15 MPs with previous experience in parliament are returning, taking the total number of new faces versus…
MP communications that stand out from the crowd
On 9th July, the process of swearing in hundreds of new MPs began. For those new MPs, the first few weeks will be a whirlwind of information, learning on the job and understanding the protocols of an institution more than 900 years old. “You queue up in the canteen and start talking to anyone who…