Geospatial Consultancy, GIS and Cartography Services

Our in-house geospatial experts provide comprehensive GIS, spatial analysis and cartography services across a wide range of sectors.

We turn complex location-based data into clear, accurate information that supports confident decisions from early site appraisal through to construction and asset management.

UK-wide consultancy

GIS & spatial analysis

Planning support

Clear technical mapping

Discuss your project with LDC

Spatial Insight

Location-based analysis into constraints, patterns and opportunities.

Clear Cartography

Professional maps for technical and non-technical purposes.

Reliable Data

Dependable, validated spatial information for effective site management.

Integrated Expertise

GIS informed by land, soils, drainage and development knowledge.

Service Overview

We assist clients in the collection, management, analysis and presentation of geospatial data. Our team provides standalone GIS services, and integrated support throughout the project lifecycle, from preconstruction, to re-instatement

GIS & Spatial Analysis

Bring multiple datasets together to identify relationships, constraints, opportunities and risk.

Cartography & Mapping

Professional maps and plans for planning, reports, consultation, construction and management.

Data Management

Capture, convert, clean and organise spatial information into consistent, usable project datasets.

GIS and Spatial Analysis

Our GIS team allows information from multiple sources to be viewed and assessed in a wider context allowing project teams to gain deeper insights into important design, planning and investment decisions.

Spatial analysis can support:
  • Site appraisal and feasibility assessments.
  • Constraints and opportunities mapping
  • Area, distance and buffer calculations
  • Route and corridor assessment
  • Layout and option comparison
LDC can provide:
  • GIS mapping and spatial analysis
  • Planning and environmental mapping
  • Land ownership and interest mapping
  • Infrastructure and utilities mapping
  • Agricultural land, soil and drainage mapping

Data Capture, Conversion and Management

Project information often arrives in different formats and from several independent sources. LDC can organise it into a reliable, consistent geospatial dataset.

Digitising plans

Data conversion

Georeferencing

Quality assurance

Database creation

Dataset cleaning

Data schedules

Project updates

Cartography and Technical Mapping

We prepare clear, project-specific maps for planning applications, environmental assessment, technical reports and stakeholder consultations.

Geospatial support throughout a project

Early-stage assessment

Assess existing conditions of a site, identifying potential risks and opportunities.

Planning and design

Provide mapping support for surveying and submissions.

Construction

Communicate routes, resources and constraints.

Management and monitoring

Maintain a spatial record of assets and work.

Why choose LDC?

Our geospatial specialists work alongside experts in land drainage, soils, agriculture, infrastructure and environmental consultancy.

Technically informed

Mapping shaped by subject experts.

Integrated delivery

One team across related disciplines.

Decision focused

Outputs designed for practical use.

Clear communication

Readable information for every audience.

George Sheader

BSc (Hons)

GIS & CAD Manager

Geospatial expertise supporting better-informed decisions

George is one of the specialists delivering LDC’s Geospatial Services. With expertise in GIS and experience supporting land, soils, drainage and development projects, George helps transform complex spatial information into accurate mapping, analysis and technical visualisations that support informed project decisions.

Our geospatial specialists work closely with LDC’s land, soils and agricultural consultants, combining technical GIS capability with a detailed understanding of the projects and environments being assessed. Meet the Geospatial Services team and find out more about the people behind our mapping and spatial analysis.

Meet the team

Frequently asked questions

A Geographic Information System, commonly known as GIS, describes a range of computer hardware and software used to collect, manage, analyse and display location-based geographic data. It helps users understand relationships and patterns across a site or wider area

Yes. Subject to suitable permissions and data quality, LDC can and does combine information supplied by clients, surveyors, engineers, environmental consultants and other project partners.

Geospatial analysis examines data according to its location. It can identify constraints, calculate areas and distances, compare options and show how site features interact.

LDC can digitise and georeference suitable plans, drawings, maps and records so that the information can be incorporated into a structured geospatial dataset or republished as a more accurate and applicable plan.

Yes. LDC can prepare site plans, constraints maps, technical figures and other cartographic outputs to support planning applications, environmental assessments and technical reports.

Yes. GIS can bring together planning, environmental and infrastructure data to help project teams compare locations and assess site feasibility.