The Geospatial Commission has flagged up the development by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) of a standard for data on subsurface features. It has been the first organisation to use the Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration (MUDDI) in its development of National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), which will provide a national data source on underground pipes and cables. This has moved MUDDI towards publication and wider adoption among local authorities and utilities providers in the UK.
The commission’s technical product owner for the NUAR, Neil Brammall, reported in a blogpost on a recent code sprint for MUDDI organised by the OGC – a consortium of experts on geospatial information – which produced protoypes and demonstrators on the standard. He said: “It was really important for us to support this event and to share the NUAR data model, as the widespread communication, understanding and adoption of a standardised data model across UK utilities and local authorities will be a massive step forward in improving the interoperability of data and ultimately the improvement of data quality across the sector.
