Purpose of this document
3.1.1
The purpose of this document, is:
- To provide the source reference for GeoPlace to receive DCA Address Updates from Local Land and Property Gazetteers (LLPGs) created and maintained by local government in England and Wales.
- To provide the basis for forming a consistent national dataset, for the Ordnance Survey address products.
- To strengthen the links between the Authority Address Custodian, SNN Officer and Authority Street Custodian functions within DCA Participating Authorities.
- To ensure that accurate and consistent geospatial based address information is captured in an LLPG and delivered as DCA Address Updates to GeoPlace.
- To provide guidance on the British Standard BS 7666-0:2006, BS 7666-1:2006 and BS 7666-2:2006 and its implementation by GeoPlace. Authority Address Custodians are encouraged to familiarise themselves with BS 7666-2:2006 for definitions of the Fields and data items described in this document.
- To refer Authority Address Custodians to the GeoPlace Data Transfer Format 7.3 for Addresses specification document.
3.1.2
GeoHub is collated daily from DCA Address Updates which are created, maintained and delivered by Unitary Council and District Council DCA Participating Authorities for use throughout government and beyond.
3.1.3
The DEC-Addresses is for the use of DCA Participating Authorities. It provides guidance for:
- Authority Address Custodians in DCA Participating Authorities when entering and maintaining data in their LLPG software systems.
- SNN Officers in DCA Participating Authorities when creating or changing Street Names or property numbers.
- Authority Street Custodians in DCA Participating Authorities when entering and maintaining data in their LSG software systems.
3.1.4
The DEC-Addresses does the following things:
- Helps Authority Address Custodians to identify and to introduce a series of improved work flows centred on the exchange of Address Change Intelligence (ACI).
- Provides DCA Participating Authorities with details of how specific types of real world land and property Objects must be captured, entered and compiled within GeoHub in a consistent manner across England and Wales.
- Defines and describes for DCA Participating Authorities all the required attributes relating to Street Name capture.
- Describes the way in which all SNN Authority processes must be linked to or combined with the Authority Address Custodian and the Authority Street Custodian functions within and between DCA Participating Authorities.