Pointer
Addressing Northern Ireland
Trevor Steenson MCInstCES
•The Northern Ireland Context
•History of Addressing in NI
•Pointer
•Future Developments
UK
PAF
Europe e.g. INSPIRE
FOI
PSI
data.gov.uk
Open Data White Paper ??
GB (not Northern Ireland)
Ordnance Survey
Public Data Group
Open Data Institute
National Address Gazetteer
Public Sector Mapping Agreement
Transparency Agenda
Northern Ireland
OSNI
The Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Mapping Agreement
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Spatial NI
Ulster Fry
A land Border with the Republic of Ireland
Trading Fund
Part of NICS
Financial Self Sustainability
State Agency
(not part of civil service)
Pointer
Mapping
&
Valuation
Mapping
Operations
Spatial
Data
Management
GI
Development
Land
Registration
Business
Services
Topo Survey
Photogrammetry
Aerial Photography
Orthophotography
Geodesy
Data Management
S/S Carto
Spatial Services
Pointer
Workflow
Products
GI Strategy
GI Consultancy
Engagement
E-Services
Rating
Services
Land
Parcel
Improvement
Scheme
Positional
Improvement
Field Boundaries
Ineligible Areas
COMPAS 1985-2000
Address captured as part of OSNI digitisation
• 750,000 addresses
• House number
• Road name
• Post Code
Pointer (Phase 1)
• Common Address File
Project (CAF) started in
2001
• Datasets from Water
Service,VLA & OSNI
• Creation of an Address
Lifecycle
• Pointer Application
developed
Address Created (?)
Address Status - 'CANDIDATE'
Building Status - 'NONE'
Address Status - 'REJECTED'
Building Status - 'NONE'
No Building
Building work
Commenced
Address Commenced (LC)
Address Status - 'PROVISIONAL'
Building Status
- 'UNDER CONSTRUCTION'
Notification (any)
Address Status - 'HISTORICAL'
Building Status - 'DEMOLISHED'
Change
of Use
(eg flats)
Building
Demolished
Permanent Coodinates (LPS)
Building Classification (LPS)
Address appears in 'PAF'
Building work
Completed
Building Surveyed (LPS)
Address Status - 'APPROVED'
Building Status - 'BUILT'
Notification (LC)
Address Status - 'REJECTED'
Building Status - 'NONE'
Notification (LC)
Address Status - 'HISTORICAL'
Building Status - 'BUILT'
Notification (any)
Address Status - 'APPROVED'
Building Status - 'DERELICT'
Incorrect
Address
Derelict
Postcode (RM)
Building Status
None
Under Construction
Built
Derelict
Demolished
Address Status
Candidate
Provisional
Approved
Historical
Rejected
Archived Date
Action
Insert
Update
Rejected
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Address Lifecycle
Organisation Name
Postcode
UDPRN
Post Town
Townland
County
BLPU
Unique Building ID
UPRN
USRN
Local Council
Easting
Northing
Classification
Building Name
Sub Building Name
Building Number
Primary Thoroughfare
Alternative Thoroughfare Name
Secondary Thoroughfare
Locality
Town
Temporary Coordinates
Creation Date
Commencement Date
Building Status
Address Status
Archived Date
Action
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Pointer
townlands
The importance
of townlands to
Northern Ireland
Addressing
A PETITION with
over 5,300 signatures 
has been presented this
week to Fermanagh
District Council to
protest against the
introduction of a new
address system which
will introduce new road
names and number for
all properties in the
county, planned for
October.
Pointer Licensing
Within NI Public Sector
Part of NIMA
Includes cost of license for internal business
use of Royal Mail fields
Transactional use of RM data extra
No restrictions on internal business use
Non NI Public Sector use
Annual Licence
Includes cost of license for internal
business use of Royal Mail fields
Transactional use of RM data extra
Pointer
Future Development
• Working with Local Authorities to
improve legacy data and data provision
• Review ‘non domestic’ addresses to
support Non Domestic Revaluation
• Development of ‘Pointer Lite’
• Review Royal Mail Licensing
• Review of OSNI product licensing
• OSNI Data Model Integration
• Working with NISRA to improve
quality
Pointer Specification:
https://maps.osni.gov.uk/ContentResources/Pointer_Specification.pdf
Spatial NI:
www.spatialni.gov.uk
trevor.steenson@dfpni.gov.uk
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Addressing Northern Ireland

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Pointer

  • 1. Pointer Addressing Northern Ireland Trevor Steenson MCInstCES •The Northern Ireland Context •History of Addressing in NI •Pointer •Future Developments
  • 2. UK PAF Europe e.g. INSPIRE FOI PSI data.gov.uk Open Data White Paper ?? GB (not Northern Ireland) Ordnance Survey Public Data Group Open Data Institute National Address Gazetteer Public Sector Mapping Agreement Transparency Agenda Northern Ireland OSNI The Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Mapping Agreement Pointer Spatial NI Ulster Fry A land Border with the Republic of Ireland
  • 3. Trading Fund Part of NICS Financial Self Sustainability State Agency (not part of civil service)
  • 5. Mapping & Valuation Mapping Operations Spatial Data Management GI Development Land Registration Business Services Topo Survey Photogrammetry Aerial Photography Orthophotography Geodesy Data Management S/S Carto Spatial Services Pointer Workflow Products GI Strategy GI Consultancy Engagement E-Services Rating Services Land Parcel Improvement Scheme Positional Improvement Field Boundaries Ineligible Areas
  • 6. COMPAS 1985-2000 Address captured as part of OSNI digitisation • 750,000 addresses • House number • Road name • Post Code Pointer (Phase 1) • Common Address File Project (CAF) started in 2001 • Datasets from Water Service,VLA & OSNI • Creation of an Address Lifecycle • Pointer Application developed
  • 7. Address Created (?) Address Status - 'CANDIDATE' Building Status - 'NONE' Address Status - 'REJECTED' Building Status - 'NONE' No Building Building work Commenced Address Commenced (LC) Address Status - 'PROVISIONAL' Building Status - 'UNDER CONSTRUCTION' Notification (any) Address Status - 'HISTORICAL' Building Status - 'DEMOLISHED' Change of Use (eg flats) Building Demolished Permanent Coodinates (LPS) Building Classification (LPS) Address appears in 'PAF' Building work Completed Building Surveyed (LPS) Address Status - 'APPROVED' Building Status - 'BUILT' Notification (LC) Address Status - 'REJECTED' Building Status - 'NONE' Notification (LC) Address Status - 'HISTORICAL' Building Status - 'BUILT' Notification (any) Address Status - 'APPROVED' Building Status - 'DERELICT' Incorrect Address Derelict Postcode (RM) Building Status None Under Construction Built Derelict Demolished Address Status Candidate Provisional Approved Historical Rejected Archived Date Action Insert Update Rejected Pointer Address Lifecycle
  • 8. Organisation Name Postcode UDPRN Post Town Townland County BLPU Unique Building ID UPRN USRN Local Council Easting Northing Classification Building Name Sub Building Name Building Number Primary Thoroughfare Alternative Thoroughfare Name Secondary Thoroughfare Locality Town Temporary Coordinates Creation Date Commencement Date Building Status Address Status Archived Date Action
  • 12. The importance of townlands to Northern Ireland Addressing A PETITION with over 5,300 signatures  has been presented this week to Fermanagh District Council to protest against the introduction of a new address system which will introduce new road names and number for all properties in the county, planned for October.
  • 13. Pointer Licensing Within NI Public Sector Part of NIMA Includes cost of license for internal business use of Royal Mail fields Transactional use of RM data extra No restrictions on internal business use Non NI Public Sector use Annual Licence Includes cost of license for internal business use of Royal Mail fields Transactional use of RM data extra
  • 14. Pointer Future Development • Working with Local Authorities to improve legacy data and data provision • Review ‘non domestic’ addresses to support Non Domestic Revaluation • Development of ‘Pointer Lite’ • Review Royal Mail Licensing • Review of OSNI product licensing • OSNI Data Model Integration • Working with NISRA to improve quality