Ethics in geospatial data use
The Locus Charter
Learn about the Charter, the Society's support for ethical practice in location data, and our collection of resources.
The Locus Charter
Find out more about the Charter and read the founding principles here.
Society supports responsible practice when using location data
Read about our commitment to the Locus Charter, also announced by Ethical Geo.
Location data and ethics
See our collection of resources and key readings to support the consideration of ethical issues in location data and GIS.
Webinars and blogs
The Society and the Association for Geographic Information held a series of webinars exploring the principles of the Locus Charter and topics around the ethics of collecting and using location data. Watch recordings of our expert panel sessions below, and read the follow-up blogs unpacking the discussion from each session.
Take my word for it: Communication, transparency and creating trust
Read the AGI's blog on communication and trust between practitioners and stakeholders in location data use.
A right to be lost: bias, anonymity, privacy
Read the AGI's blog on issues of bias, anonymity and privacy in location data collection and use.
Where’s the harm? Geospatial data ethics in practice
Read the AGI's blog on understanding risks, harms and trade-offs in the use of geospatial data.
Webinar
Notoriously, many consumer digital services rely on user agreements that hardly anyone reads. Many consumers are unsure of how much they can trust a service, and use it anyway.
Webinar
It is increasingly hard to avoid being mapped digitally in one way or another. How do you decide what is fair and reasonable, and what goes too far?
Webinar
Earlier this year, the Locus Charter was launched, proposing a set of shared international principles to support responsible practice with location data. But how do you put ethics into practice in your day-to-day work?
Discussion and impact
Read more from geographers and stakeholders on the Locus Charter and the ethics of location data use.
Locus Charter team wins Geography in Government Award
The Geovation/Ordnance Survey team behind the Benchmark Programme and Locus Charter were recognised for policy impact at the 2021 GiG Awards
Responsible and ethical use of location data with Doug Specht
Listen to our podcast with Doug Specht CGeog (University of Westminster) on how location data can be used more responsibly, and why the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) has signed up to the Locus Charter.