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Geovation is Ordnance Survey's open innovation hub and a geospatial start-up accelerator supporting founders who build with location, land and property data.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Geovation is described on its official website as "Geovation UK from Ordnance Survey" and as "An OS, HMLR, DEFRA & SAC initiative". It runs the award-winning Geovation Accelerator, which helps early-stage founders bring well-validated, data-driven solutions to market with funding, geospatial data and a community. The site reports 2,000+ community members, 250+ startups supported, £257M+ funding raised by its startups, and £20k equity-free funding per startup. The Accelerator offers six months of intensive support followed by six months hands-off, with three tracks: Location Intelligence with Ordnance Survey, PropTech with HM Land Registry, and Spatial Prioritisation and Land Use with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Satellite Applications Catapult. Geovation also describes itself as "Ordnance Survey's open innovation hub" and provides Innovation Services to partners including government bodies, data providers, corporates and challenge owners. It is based at Sutton Yard, 4th floor, 65 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7EN, and also references Geovation Scotland.

History

Geovation is presented on its official website as "Geovation UK from Ordnance Survey" and as "An OS, HMLR, DEFRA & SAC initiative". It operates the Geovation Accelerator, described as award-winning, which helps early-stage founders bring well-validated, data-driven solutions to market. The Accelerator is structured as six months of intensive support followed by six months hands-off, and is equity-free and built around participant milestones. It runs three tracks as one programme: Location Intelligence with Ordnance Survey, PropTech with HM Land Registry, and Spatial Prioritisation and Land Use with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Satellite Applications Catapult. Geovation also describes itself as "Ordnance Survey's open innovation hub" and offers Innovation Services to partners. Its partnership with HM Land Registry dates to 2017 for the PropTech places on the Accelerator Programme, and its partnership with Registers of Scotland dates to 2019.

Products and positioning

Ordnance Survey's open innovation hub supporting founders using location data to solve real-world problems.

  • Geovation Accelerator

    Six months of intensive support, then six months hands-off; equity-free and built around participant milestones, with three tracks: Location Intelligence with Ordnance Survey, PropTech with HM Land Registry, and Spatial Prioritisation and Land Use with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Satellite Applications Catapult.

  • Innovation Services

    Services through which Geovation partners with government bodies, data providers, corporates, challenge owners and ecosystem partners to unlock the value of location, property and land data.

Recent events

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    Geovation and UKHO launch coastal pollution challenge[6]

    Geovation launched a challenge with the UK Hydrographic Office to find a sustainable solution to diffuse coastal pollution; the winners can receive a prize of up to £5,000.

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