Mr Simon Bailey CGeog

Biography

Simon Bailey is a trained geoscientist, who has worked in a number of academic and government arenas. Working closely with Local Authorities, Government bodies and commercial partners, Simon has delivered solutions to collect, integrate and standardise geographical data which underpin the UK’s utility asset management and am one of the country’s leading advisors on street and network data. With a BSc in Environmental Science and MSc in Oceanography, Simon’s career began in academia, working on an international climate project at the National Maritime Museum. This was followed by a move into Local Government where he created and managed Local Land and Property Gazetteers (LLPG) for several Local Authorities. Simon then moved to a national role to coordinate the creation and management of the National Street Gazetteer (NSG). Simon has expertise in address and street data management and is a consultant advisor on the affective use of geospatial data to meet business needs and legislative requirements. He works closely with Ordnance Survey, Local Government and Central Government. Simon is an advocate of open data and passionate about applying geodata in innovative ways to solve real world problems. He strongly believe that geographical knowledge can address the key global problems we face. Simon is also an avid traveller and enjoy the experience of visiting some of the world most extreme locations.