As a provider of holistic environmental and risk management services, we are delighted to announce our membership of the Association for Geographic Information (AGI), the UK’s leading organisation championing the use of geographic information and location-based data.
Joining the AGI reflects our long-standing belief that location is fundamental to decision-making. Almost everything we do as an organisation is, by its nature, geospatial, and relates to a place, an asset, or an environment that exists somewhere in the real world.
The Power of Location Intelligence
Geospatial is often narrowly associated with digital mapping or GIS software. In reality, it is far broader: any data associated with a location is geospatial. By that definition, geospatial thinking underpins nearly every service our teams across our group of companies provide.
From the moment a job is commissioned, location plays a central role. Every site we assess, survey, sample or monitor exists in a physical context. Every asbestos survey, borehole, groundwater well, species, oil rig, building, habitat, infrastructure asset or development site is spatially referenced. Our job management systems (NexGen), asset registers, surveys and repeat inspections all rely on accurate location data to ensure quality, traceability and compliance.
Across the Group, our teams routinely work with:
- Spatially referenced building and asset surveys
- Geo-environmental investigation data, including boreholes and monitoring locations
- Topographic and engineering survey data collected using GNSS, RTK and drone technologies
- Offshore and onshore assets where precise positioning underpins safety and regulation
- Portfolio-scale assessments where understanding spatial patterns is critical
This collective use of location data enables us to connect disciplines, integrate insights, and support clients with complex, multi-site challenges.
From Location Data to Location Intelligence
While geospatial thinking is embedded across our operations, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide the framework that allows us to bring disparate datasets together, analyse them at scale, and turn raw location data into actionable intelligence.
GIS allows us to move beyond individual sites and assessments to understand patterns, risks and opportunities across entire portfolios. By integrating environmental constraints, infrastructure data, climate projections, operational information and socio-economic datasets, we help clients see the full picture before making strategic decisions.
This approach supports organisations across sectors including construction, infrastructure, property, energy, manufacturing, logistics and the public sector, helping our clients answer questions such as:
- Where are the greatest environmental and climate risks across our assets?
- How should we prioritise investment and resilience measures?
- What constraints or opportunities exist before we commit to development?
Applying Geospatial Insight Across Lucion
As a technology-led business, we have invested significantly in developing geospatial capabilities that support both project-level delivery and strategic decision-making. Some examples of these capabilities and developments include;
Strategic Site Selection and Environmental Master Planning
Using spatial analysis, we help clients identify suitable locations for new assets by considering multiple factors simultaneously. These may include environmental constraints, accessibility, proximity to infrastructure and supply chains, workforce travel times, and socio-economic context. This enables evidence-based site selection that goes well beyond traditional approaches.
Land Surveying
Drone-enabled topographic surveys that capture terrain with millimetre-level accuracy using GPS-enabled UAVs, creating georeferenced digital terrain models for construction, quarrying, and infrastructure projects.
3D Terrain and Topographical Analysis
Combining GIS with LiDAR and survey data, we create detailed terrain models, contour analysis, elevation profiles and 3D visualisations. These outputs support due diligence, early design decisions and an improved understanding of earthworks, constraints and costs before development progresses.
Ground Engineering
Ground investigation for award-winning projects like Magdalene College’s RIBA Stirling Prize-winning library, where every borehole, soil sample, and geotechnical measurement is precisely located and spatially referenced.
Physical Climate Risk Assessment
We support clients in understanding how climate risks may affect their assets over time. Using UK and international climate datasets, we assess exposure to factors such as flooding, heat, extreme rainfall, wind and wildfire under different future scenarios, helping organisations plan for resilience and long-term sustainability.
Portfolio Asset Management
Managing asbestos risk across thousands of properties for organisations like City of York Council, where every survey, every material, and every risk score is tied to a specific location and tracked through spatially-intelligent systems.
FLOODScreen: Portfolio-Scale Flood Risk Intelligence
FLOODScreen, our proprietary tool designed to rapidly assess flood risk across large property portfolios. By screening sites using authoritative flood data, clients can prioritise assets for further assessment, investment or mitigation—quickly, consistently and cost-effectively.
Offshore Application
Radiological surveys on offshore platforms and vessels, where precise positioning of contamination, equipment, and samples ensures safe decommissioning and regulatory compliance.
Contributing to the Geospatial Community
Our AGI membership also reflects a commitment to contributing to the wider geospatial community. Our GIS & Digitalisation Lead, Ben Blowers, is a Director of the AGI and actively supports the advancement of geospatial best practice across the UK. Ben’s work in this space was recently recognised through inclusion in the GEO100 2025, highlighting influential figures within the UK geospatial sector.
Ben commented on our AGI membership saying;
“Joining AGI is an important step for Lucion. Geospatial data underpins how we understand risk, assets and the environment. Through the AGI, we can collaborate with others across the sector, share learning, and continue to evolve how location intelligence supports better decision-making.”
Phil Coles, Chief Executive Officer of Lucion, adds:
“Our membership of AGI demonstrates our commitment to remaining at the forefront of geospatial innovation within the environmental sector.
The work Ben and our GIS team are undertaking is genuinely transformative – providing our clients with insights and intelligence that simply weren’t possible even a few years ago.
By combining our deep environmental expertise with GIS technology, we’re helping our clients make smarter, more sustainable decisions that protect both their investments and the planet.”
Looking Ahead
Whether assessing risks across a national property portfolio, understanding the constraints of a single development site, or managing complex environmental data over time, location matters. Through our AGI membership, we look forward to continuing to develop and share geospatial approaches that support informed, responsible decision-making across the built and natural environment.
