Mapping Services Agreement - The local authorities' mapping agreement using data from Ordnance Survey and the National Land and Property Gazetteer.

NHS Digital Mapping Agreement - The mapping agreement for the NHS with data supplied by Dotted Eyes.

One Scotland - The Scottish public sector agreement with Ordnance Survey supplying the data.

UK Location Programme - The UK Location Programme, led by Defra, has been established to implement both the UK Government's Location Strategy, and the EU INSPIRE Directive.

The Programme's objective is to deliver a significant change in the management of geographic or spatial data - one that introduces a new, innovative, and joined up service for government, business and citizens - not only from within the UK but also across the European Union.

Gigateway - The UK's national metadata service. Gigateway is a free web service aimed at increasing awareness of and access to geospatial information in the UK.

INSPIRE - A Directive of the European Commission to create a European Spatial Data Infrastructure (ESDI), which will be based on Member States' own SDIs.

Office of Public Sector Information - The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is at the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging the re-use of public sector information. OPSI provides a wide range of services to the public, information industry, government and the wider public sector relating to finding, using, sharing and trading informationThe heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging the re-use of public sector information.

Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information - Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (APPSI) advises Ministers on how to encourage and create opportunities in the information industry for greater re-use of public sector information.

APPSI also advises the Director of the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) about changes in the information industry so that OPSI can help drive the government's agenda on the re-use of public sector information.

Royal Geographical Society - The leading learned society and professional body that has been advancing geographical science and supporting its practitioners since 1830.

Open Geospatial Consortium - The Open Geospatial Consortium is a non-profit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location based services.

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a modern, international organisation with members representing everything that is good about the world of property - in all its forms and related environmental issues.

Association of Geographic Information - The Association of Geographic Information (AGI) exists to represent the interests of the UK's GI industry; a wide-ranging group of public and private sector organisations, suppliers and academics.