Blog
Thoughts, stories and ideas.
-
Geolytix, Geolytics, Geolytic
28th March 2022
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet” - William Shakespeare
-
-
The Women of Geolytix
17th March 2022
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on the 8th March. This year the women of Geolytix shared a more personal side to them through story maps.
-
Porto: Bridges, Hills, Port and Viewpoints
23rd February 2022
At last, time to dust off the trusty Geolytix tote for my first overseas adventure since the start of 2020. Where's Lou goes international... my first destination: Porto, Portugal's 'second city'.
-
GEOLYTIX and GEOMOB podcast
15th February 2022
Blair sat down with Steve of GEOMOB to talk about all things GeoInnovation. Scroll down to listen to the podcast..
-
UKBIA22 Awards Winner
14th February 2022
-
Introducing... Locate
27th January 2022
Ever wanted to quickly find the nearest supermarket to your Airbnb? Or the nearest branch that you bank with? We are using the XYZ framework (which underpins MAPP) to allow you to do just that.
-
Mental Health in the Geolytix workplace
26th January 2022
The first week of January saw the MHFA team in Geolytix plan on how we could help embrace and protect mental health amongst the team. Read more to see our plans...
-
Blossom in the Year of the Tiger
26th January 2022
Coco discusses Chinese New Year traditions, and the slight alterations made throughout the pandemic.
-
UK Supermarket Retail Points - Q4 2021
22nd December 2021
The 22nd version and final update for 2021 of UK Supermarket Retail Points is available. Aldi continues it's expansion, Morrisons Daily stores increase and Mere enters the market.
-
My work experience week at Geolytix
30th November 2021
Gagan Singh Virk joined us in October on a work experience placement from NewVic college. Here he details his week with us...
-
Studying through a pandemic
25th November 2021
Last Thursday was postgraduate results day at the University of Leeds, and although graduation is still a long way away (thanks to Covid-19 I haven’t even had my undergraduate graduation ceremony yet), it feels like a perfect time to reflect on this chapter of my life.
-
Becoming a micro multinational
25th November 2021
Over the years, Geolytix has grown internationally. Ben Purple, our Business Director, tells how our growth wasn't exactly how we originally envisioned.
-
10% of our team are now Mental Health First Aiders
23rd November 2021
Donna, Rachel, Josh and Kate recently qualified as Mental Health First Aiders. Here they talk about their reasons for qualifying and their plans for supporting the team at Geolytix.
-
Pop Up Horsham –helping pandemic entrepreneurs reinvent the high street.
18th November 2021
Kate visited Pop Up Horsham, a council led scheme aimed at helping both reinvent the high street whilst supporting local small businesses created during Lockdown...
-
Queen's Award 2021 - a Windsor Castle celebration
11th November 2021
Last night we were invited to Windsor Castle to attend a celebratory reception for the Queens Award.
-
My Reading Roadtrip with Geolytix
9th November 2021
In September, back when days were longer and the weather a little warmer, Jasper and a few of the team headed out to Reading for a site visit. He writes about the day below...
-
Bonfire Societies - a Sussex phenomenon?
5th November 2021
Remember, remember the 5th of November... Realising her bonfire night was a Sussex tradition, Kate talks about the world of Bonfire Societies, using MAPP to look at the possible impact of the festivities road closures.
-
Opening up the World of Location Planning with COOK
2nd November 2021
COOK approached us, keen to open more shops and concessions; they requested a toolset that would help support them in understanding and analysing the potential of new locations. Challenge accepted, we got to work...
-
The top 10 things I learned on the ten-year Geolytix journey
28th October 2021
Blair, our CEO has reflected on his 10 years at Geolytix, and has jotted down 10 things that he has learned in the past decade.
-
10 new GeoData packs in 10 countries
28th October 2021
Not only are we celebrating 10 years of Geolytix this month we have been busy created new GeoData for 10 countries.
-
10 years of success stories
27th October 2021
Geolytix wouldn't be successful without its clients; to celebrate 10 years, we thought we would look back on 10 of our UK projects that have helped us become the company we are today.
-
Top 10 MAPP features
27th October 2021
To celebrate 10 years of Geolytix, we couldn't forget MAPP. As MAPP isn't 10 years old yet, we thought we would celebrate our top 10 features instead...
-
Ready, set, 'GetGo'
26th October 2021
Last week Tesco opened its first checkout-free store, 'GetGo' in High Holborn. We couldn't pass up the opportunity for a site visit!
-
Refill Stores
19th October 2021
Can I get a refill? Zero waste suppliers are on the rise in the UK, and I've been trying out a few innovative local options.
-
Growing our affluence (proxies) - finding the rich and the rest
29th September 2021
Sometimes to get the perfect data, you have to think outside the box. Faced with a data limitation, Clive our Data Scientist, turned to Facebook to answer a few affluence questions
-
University Halls – are they designed with walking in mind?
29th September 2021
Moving to university comes with a lot of big decisions, including which university halls of residence. MAPP can make this decision a little easier; read below to find out how...
-
How 5 coloured gazebos, social bubbles and community spirit got us through Lockdown...
28th September 2021
Martin, an associate at Geolytix, volunteers at Mudlarks, a charity which was deemed a front line care service during the pandemic. Here he discusses the challenges he faced, and how Geolytix helped support him, support others
-
Bank Branch Data Open and Free from Geolytix
23rd September 2021
We are making the last 5 years of canonical UK bank branch data fully open under a CC0 license. It includes all UK branches - including those now shut - that have traded over the last five years. Read for more information...
-
In-person events are back on and we couldn't be happier
23rd September 2021
Our CEO Blair Freebairn headed to his first in-person event since before the pandemic started 18-months ago. Below he details the experience at ODI Canal Side Chats
-
GEOLYTIX Leeds - Setting up our new home
15th September 2021
With an ever growing team, twelve of whom are based in Leeds, we decided it was time to move into a new Leeds office. We have the Yorkshire tea at the ready...
-
Freedom Day has been and gone, but have people been enjoying their freedom in London?
31st August 2021
We look at how London activity levels have recovered since Freedom Day on July 19th 2021.
-
GEOLYTIX shortlisted for Data IQ 'Best Place to Work in Data' Award
25th August 2021
We thought what better way to celebrate being shortlisted for 'Best Place to Work in Data' than to ask the team their thoughts on working at Geolytix.
-
Is Food Delivery catering for the rural?
25th August 2021
The pandemic has brought us a 'new normal'; one such shift has been housing demand. With people looking to relocate to homes outside the city, we look at whether Food Delivery is catering for the Rural.
-
Mobility Data – A tale of two IKEA's in Bucharest
18th August 2021
Using mobility data, we look at the catchment areas around two major shopping parks in Bucharest - anchored by IKEA stores.
-
How to juggle freelance work with a research degree: a masters guide
17th August 2021
Oliver Hall recently joined Geolytix as a freelance software configuration developer, whilst completing his Masters at the University of Leeds. Here he discusses juggling masters work, a new job and multiple laptop screens...