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I would (as a more general concern here that listmembers are almost certainly aware of) flag the issue that extant address schemes are designed almost exclusively for -- wait for it... -- addresses: great for listed buildings, but things underground, in the middle of a field, miss out. This is the primary reason that we investigated, and dismissed, BS 7666 for the first incarnation of MIDAS XML. The second one was the ability to accommodate better addresses for international use. TB CARLISLE, Phil wrote: > 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. > ****************************************************