Data centre developers
Site selection is slow. Planning submissions lack spatial evidence. Construction GIS is fragmented across teams.
Greenscale, web GIS rollout and construction coordination
Why does site selection stall?
Data centre site selection moves fast and needs to survive scrutiny. A candidate site can look strong on paper and then fail on grid capacity, flood risk, or an ecology constraint that only shows up once someone actually checks. Teams often assess sites one at a time, in spreadsheets or disconnected map files, which makes it hard to compare candidates consistently or defend a shortlist when a planning committee asks how it was reached.
Construction adds a second layer of pressure. Once a site is chosen, coordinating survey data, utility routing, and phased build-out across contractors usually falls to whatever GIS setup got assembled at handover, rather than one built with the project in mind from day one. That fragmentation costs time during the phase when time matters most.
A shortlist only holds up if you can show your working. Every constraint we score is documented back to source.
How we assess and build
We assess candidate sites against grid capacity, flood risk, planning history, and ecology constraints in a structured, scored format that can be reused across future site searches, not just the current shortlist. For submissions, we build spatial evidence packages, maps and figures generated from source data, so pre-application and consent documents hold up under review. For construction, we set up a shared ArcGIS Online or Portal environment configured for multi-team coordination from the start, not stitched together once the build is already underway.
Every dataset we bring into a site assessment is documented: source, refresh cycle, owner, and known limitations. That matters once a shortlist gets challenged, whether by an internal stakeholder or a planning officer. The same standard carries into construction coordination, where a shared environment only works if every team trusts the data feeding it.
Common questions
How quickly can a data centre site suitability assessment be delivered?
A structured site suitability analysis is scoped on the brief, but a working site-selection tool covering search, filter, and shortlist functions can be built in as little as three weeks when the source data is available.
What data goes into a data centre site selection GIS analysis?
A typical assessment scores candidate sites against grid capacity, flood risk, planning history, and ecology constraints, alongside any client-specific criteria such as fibre proximity or land ownership. Each factor is documented so the shortlist can be defended and reused.
Can GIS support data centre planning submissions?
Yes. Spatial evidence packages built from source data, maps, figures, and constraint documentation, are commonly required for pre-application discussions and formal consent submissions, and are more defensible than static graphics assembled late in the process.
Do you build shared GIS environments for construction teams working across multiple sites?
Yes. We configure ArcGIS Online or Portal environments for multi-team construction coordination, set up at the start of a project rather than assembled at handover, so every team works from the same current data.
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