Stream, a UK water open data initiative, has won an Esri ‘Special Achievement in GIS Award’ for its pioneering work in helping water companies to share their data.
Designed to foster collaboration, innovation and trust, Stream’s mission is to unlock the potential of water data to benefit customers, society and the environment.
“Stream is delighted to receive this award and be recognised for its landmark innovation,” said Nigel Watson, Group CIO for Northumbrian Water Group and executive sponsor for Stream. “Driving improved transparency, collaboration and smarter decisions, the open data platform is the foundation of a new era for the UK water sector. Stream is quickly becoming a core piece of UK national data infrastructure thanks to the unprecedented level of collaboration.”
One of Stream’s early successes was the delivery of the National Storm Overflow Hub. Delivered in partnership with Water UK, the hub presents the world’s first interactive storm overflows map and associated APIs, showing the location and live operation of every single storm overflow in England in near-real time.