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Steve Messer, Product and Design Strategist

Product and Design Strategist, Planning Data, Digital Planning

Extract: Using AI to unlock historic planning data 

Extract identifying Ground Control Points to georeference an old map

This week, the Prime Minister officially launched Extract, the AI tool which the Digital Planning programme in MHCLG and the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence are developing to transform decades of planning information trapped in paper maps and PDFs into usable digital data.
This technology will significantly reduce the time required to digitise documents from hours to minutes, freeing planning officers up to focus on applications rather than data management.

Digital Planning: scaling the Planning Data service 

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Planning Data team in a workshop

Go behind the scenes of MHCLG's planning data success as Emma Beer, delivery lead, and Steve Messer, product and design strategist, reveal the strategic approach that has powered the service's exceptional growth last year. They share insights into building a high-performing team and the transformative impact of data sharing across the planning sector.