LUC, in collaboration with Brand New Media, has successfully delivered an online platform for National Character Area (NCA) profiles, commissioned by Defra and Natural England.

This platform is now live and provides a central hub for users to access and explore environmental information for all of England's NCAs.

The platform transforms access to GIS data, empowering local communities and partnerships to make informed decisions regarding landscape management and development projects.

It also links to LUC's NCA Landscape Change Atlas, a tool developed for Natural England to monitor the impact of agri-environment schemes on landscapes.

LUC's GIS expertise underpinned the development of the online platform's infrastructure.

This included creating a user-friendly interface to seamlessly integrate various environmental datasets specific to each NCA.

The project directly supports Natural England's statutory responsibility to conserve and enhance England's landscapes.

The platform provides valuable evidence to inform Natural England's work on landscape character, quality, and resilience.