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One of our main goals since establishing SHINE has been the development of a shared GIS (Geographic Information System) map, which we’ve called OneMap. A GIS map is a digital map used to visualise and analyse data related to geography and locations. OneMap came about during a design sprint hosted by SHINE at Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival 2024. The map brings together asset-based information for several SHINE members. In advance of the sprint, we worked on a data sharing agreement and so were able to build a prototype over the five days, which has been refined over the last eight months.
We believe is the first of its kind at this scale within our sector. While we’re currently finalising its functionality, it’s set to revolutionise the way we manage homes across partners of SHINE. It enables us to gain a comprehensive view of housing stock across our shared geography, significantly enhancing our knowledge of our homes and leading to better decision making. This in turn will optimise our resources and ultimately have a positive impact for customers. Partners involved in this are believe housing, Bernicia, Gentoo, Karbon Homes, Places for People and North Star. Recently, more housing providers have joined the initiative, so OneMap will soon include information from eight housing providers across the North East.
