The Future of Geospatial in UK Water: From Maps to Real-Time Decision Engines

As the UK water sector enters its most demanding regulatory era, Geospatial capability is becoming the operating system of high-performing utilities. This white paper sets out a leadership blueprint for treating Geospatial not as a mapping tool, but as an enterprise decision engine - one that connects telemetry, environmental context, customer impact, and operational data into a single, live operating picture.

Discover why PR24, NUAR, storm-overflow transparency and climate volatility have created a strategic moment for Geospatial - and how forward-thinking leaders are using it to shorten incident duration, strengthen evidence chains, improve ODI performance, and build trust with regulators and the public.

In this paper, you’ll learn:

• Why Geospatial is now mission-critical to delivering PR24 outcomes, resilience, and transparent evidence.
• How leading water companies are shifting from maps to simulation-led, real-time decision environments.
• What “great” looks like, including the Geospatial operating picture that integrates SCADA, field teams, planning, and CX into one shared reality.
• A practical maturity journey expressed in business outcomes - not tech jargon.
• Two viable pathways through AMP8/9, whether modernising legacy GIS or designing a future-facing backbone.
• The benefits case, from reduced incidents to CapEx discipline and improved ODI
  performance.
• Leadership behaviours that unlock value, covering sponsorship, operating rhythms, data authority, and enterprise clarity.