Hi folks
Peter McKeague sent this off lsit because of problems with posting to FISH but as it raises some important issues I thought I'd forward it.
Phil
P.S Hope you don't mind Peter!
Phil Carlisle
Data Standards Supervisor
National Monuments Record Centre
Kemble Drive
Swindon
SN2 2GZ
+44 (0)1793 414824
The information contained within this e-mail is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee only. If you have received the e-mail in error, please inform the sender and delete it from your system. The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed to anyone else or copied without the sender's consent.
Any views and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of English Heritage. English Heritage will not take any responsibility for the views of the author.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter McKeague [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 14 February 2006 15:28
To: CARLISLE, Phil
Subject: A response to your question about addresses.
Phil
The Fish forum wisely won't let me post to it! SO an off- discussion response to your query about addresses.
Peter
With regard to your standards for adresses I would be wary of anything involving the Royal Mail - there may be copyright implications with their datasets. There have been had difficulties with Postcode data in this respect in the past - even though you would think it would be an advantage to display the postcode boundaries on a map. That is why websites exist that enable a limited number of searches on postcode use per day before charging!
There is the OS MasterMap address point data but you would need to investigate what lies behind it in temrs of copyright again.
In Scotland the councils are developing UPRN (unique property reference number) and I believe there is a similar reference system for England. The UPRN gives each address - including object not dealt with by other systems - a unique number. It would seem logical to tie into that type of initiative.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
RCAHMS
(The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland)
John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 9NX
Tel: 0131 662 1456
Website: www.rcahms.gov.uk
****************************************************
This email (and any files transmitted with it) is
confidential and intended solely for the use of the
individual or entity to whom it is addressed. It has
been swept for the presence of computer viruses.
****************************************************
|