A lot of data references some kind of location whether it is a place name, street name, address, postcode or some kind of coordinate. Because of this it is becoming clear that location provides an important data integration hub on the linked data web. This talk gives an introduction to linked data, and will focus on challenges around constructing linked data for geographic and spatial information. Examples will focus on work being done at Ordnance Survey and the wider UK Government. A lot of data references some kind of location whether it is a place name, street name, address, postcode or some kind of coordinate. Because of this it is becoming clear that location provides an important data integration hub on the linked data web. This talk gives an introduction to linked data, and will focus on challenges around constructing linked data for geographic and spatial information. Examples will focus on work being done at Ordnance Survey and the wider UK Government.