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Latest Parish Online news
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We’ve achieved Cyber Essentials Plus: what it means for your organisation
We are now Cyber Essentials Plus certified, covering our whole organisation and giving our customers the confidence that our security systems meet NCSC standards.
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NGD Transport data released for all public sector XMAP and Parish Online users
we’ve published the NGD Transport theme which includes road speed limits, average speeds, bus lanes and cycle lanes. Our update cycle is matched to the Ordnance Survey release schedule, so you’ll always see the most up-to-date information.
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NASA fire detection data now available in Parish Online and XMAP
NASA’s near real-time fire detection data is now available in Parish Online and XMAP. As wildfires continue to affect communities across Europe, we look at how this data supports local council situational awareness and planning.
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Successful launch of Parish Online Wellbeing helping clerks and councillors cope under pressure
Parish Online Wellbeing, a new coaching service for clerks and councillors was launched in May 2026. It allows clerks to access a free one-to-one session with our wellbeing and business psychologist, Sarah. It’s already helped many councils where staff or councillors are struggling with isolation, civility and respect issues or coping with workload. Due to…
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Parish Online supports Nature Recovery LNRS project in Cambridgeshire
The Parish Online team have been working closely with the Community Nature team at Cambridgeshire County Council to make mapping nature recovery easier for local councils. We’ve enhanced the software with new editing tools, and provided extended free access to the software for all Cambridgeshire parishes through our Community Interest Company fund.
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Getting the most from OS NGD Buildings
Our latest update brings Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD) Buildings data into the software. Not only are we feeding the data in once a month, we’re also producing on-the-fly analysis of the data to help you get the most out of this vast and in-depth database. We’ve taken the information stored within each building…
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Property Density Layer aids urban planning
We’re always looking for ways to implement technology or data for the benefit of public sector. One theme that came up was the lack of information local councils had to help them carry out evidence-based research into how housing should be allocated in their local area. One of the key areas of interest was visualising…