Today sees the commercial launch of theNational
Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG), the first
complete list of property addresses available for England and Wales
since theDomesday
Book.
Available electronically to commercial users for the first time,
the NLPG provides the unique identification and location of
properties to sub-postcode level.
Future uses of the NLPG are potentially huge, from
wider public sector use to commercial applications in
insurance, customer profiling, logistics and satellite
navigation.
The commercial availability of the National Land and Property
Gazetteer is a milestone for the local government project,
involving all 376 district and unitary authorities in the country,
and directed by the Improvement and Development Agency (Idea) and
private sector technology partner Intelligent Addressing.
It is based on the definitive list of standardised and
authoritative addresses from local authorities in England and
Wales. Each property is given a unique property reference number
(UPRN), which transcends current property numbers, names,
descriptions and postcodes.
UPRNs are assigned for the full life of the plot and/or building
from planning approval to demolition.
Steve Brandwood, geographic information team programme manager
at Idea, said, "Every local authority in England and Wales is now
committed to the National Land and Property Gazetteer process.
"Putting in place a commercial license for the data will enable
all sectors to benefit from an address gazetteer regularly
maintained at source, and including the key for efficiently linking
datasets, the UPRN."
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