Geospatial Solutions

What we can offer

Avison Young’s geospatial team turns complex spatial data into clear property insights.

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Site identification

Unlock development potential with precision. Our geospatial tools help identify land and property opportunities by analysing planning constraints, socio-economic trends, market dynamics, and proximity to infrastructure or pipeline schemes. This spatial intelligence enables smarter, faster decision-making in real estate strategy.

Opportunity scoring

Go beyond location with tailored scoring frameworks. We combine spatial data with demographic insights, market indicators, and accessibility metrics to evaluate sites based on strategic fit and investment potential. Custom weighting ensures alignment with your priorities - whether it's affordability, infrastructure proximity, or planning momentum.

Spatial analysis & visualisation

Bring your data to life. Our interactive dashboards and web-based applications allow clients to explore and manage assets dynamically. Using GIS and CAD tools, we create bespoke maps and visualisations that reveal patterns, risks, and opportunities—supporting planning, stakeholder engagement, and policy decisions.

Data management & manipulation

Make your data work for you. We clean, structure, and georeference (i.e. put on the map) complex datasets to unlock their full value. Whether digitising records or integrating spatial layers, our team ensures your information is usable, meaningful, and ready to support strategic real estate decisions.

Our Geospatial team uses powerful tools to create, manage, and analyse spatial data, giving clients clear, location-based insights into their assets.

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Site identification

Let us help find the perfect spot for your property. We combine our mapping expertise with your site requirements.

Location scoring

Which location or site is best for you? We combine your priorities with spatial data to let you quickly see what’s important to you. 
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Mapping

A picture tells a thousand words – interactive or static, we produce accurate, snappy visuals that let you quickly and precisely tell the story of your property.

Data

Make your data work for you. We can help clean up and enrich your data, unlocking its full potential, so you can make the most of the knowledge you already hold.
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Management

Our team can produce interactive visuals for you to see the assets in your portfolio and the information associated with them, allowing you to make informed decisions and keep things running efficiently. 
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Analysis

We can undertake various analyses relating to your assets, such as commute, environmental, land-use, and demographic analysis. Get in touch to see if we can help.

What can we offer?

By working seamlessly with our other service offerings, we ensure you receive the insights and advice you need to support your real estate decisions.

Residential

Identify prime residential locations with data-driven insights tailored to market trends and community needs.

Environmental

Make informed choices. Understand environmental risks and sustainability factors through spatial analysis.

Industrial

Optimise industrial site selection with insights on transport links, workforce access, and supply chain connectivity.

Planning

Navigate planning constraints and development potential with clear, location-based intelligence.

"Geospatial intelligence allows us to see beyond location - revealing patterns, risks, and opportunities that unlock development potential. By combining data science with property expertise, we help clients make smarter, faster, and more strategic real estate decisions."

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How we can help you:

  • Do you manage a portfolio of properties? Collate information for your assets into an interactive tool letting you visualise the full portfolio.
  • Are you looking to review insurance costs for multiple sites? Assess your sites and highlight items requiring further consideration.
  • Looking for a potential new site location? Find the perfect location with our site finding expertise.
  • Need to establish the constraints and opportunities in relation a site? Clearly visualise this in a format most useful to you.
  • Do you need your drawings or documents digitised? Plot documents (i.e., utility drawings) digitally and overlay with other information.
  • Swamped with data? Clean and structure your data to unlock its full potential and identify new insights.
  • Need accurate drawings for future site plans? Produce high-quality and informative drawings to include in planning applications or property transactions.

Have a challenge not listed above? Connect with our experts to discuss further.

 

Connect with our Geospatial team today

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