<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Interesting, and a big document. <br><br></div>Just loved this example on the last page: "GRIAMACHARRY, KINBRACE, KW11 6UB", the place furthest from its postcode centroid (8 km)<br><br></div>
Yesterday, the Scottish Affairs Select Committee took evidence relating to Land Reform: but there was plenty of interesting and passionate advocacy for open data relating to addresses, cadastral parcels etc: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/news/land-reform-four/">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/news/land-reform-four/</a> (on UK Parliament TV somewhere too).<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 February 2014 13:35, Andrew Gray <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk" target="_blank">andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Spotted this today and thought it would be interesting from an OSM perspective:<br>
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<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/an-open-national-address-gazetteer" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/an-open-national-address-gazetteer</a><br>
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"There have been long standing calls for the government to treat<br>
address data as a national asset that is free to use and re-use.<br>
People argue that the wider economic and social benefits are likely to<br>
far outweigh the costs, while recognising that there are quality,<br>
maintenance, commercial, legal and financial issues to be resolved."<br>
<br>
"This review analyses current products and considers of user<br>
requirements and options for open addresses. It is based on open data<br>
principles that public information should be accessible and freely<br>
available to the widest number of government and non-government<br>
organisations. It looks at current address products and market<br>
structures. The review also considers the potential for efficiencies<br>
and cost savings in current practice."<br>
<br>
Executive summary:<br>
<br>
"UK society relies heavily on address data and current products have<br>
helped greatly to create benefit. The review has determined that Open<br>
usage would result in substantial and valuable growth among new user<br>
types and with even greater community benefit. The recommendation is<br>
that a basic address product should be free to all users at the point<br>
of use under the Open Government Licence while premium versions would<br>
still be sold, leaving current production and maintenance roles much<br>
as they are today."<br>
<br>
They're looking for comments and responses.<br>
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--<br>
- Andrew Gray<br>
<a href="mailto:andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk">andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk</a><br>
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