[Talk-GB] UPRN Locations Map

[Mark Goodge]

On 01/08/2020 20:24, Nick wrote:
> As a follow up, Robert Whittaker also submitted an FOI asking for "... a 
> list of all UPRNs that are classified as 'historic', and a separate list 
> of all those classified as a 'parent' ....". the logicto me was that 
> this would help users of Open Data to then filter these out. The 
> response that this was "exempt from disclosure under section 21 of the 
> FOIA" - if you are interested follow the link to 
> https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/lists_of_historic_and_parent_upr

In another move, the Environment Agency flood risk website no longer 
allows you to link directly to a property by UPRN. You used to be able 
to construct a link in this format:

https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/long-term-flood-risk/risk?address=[uprn]

But that no longer works. Now, you have to search by postcode, and when 
you select an address the site then sets a cookie which determines which 
property details you will be shown. And, checking the source of the 
postcode page, it no longer has the UPRN as a variable for each 
property. Instead, it's a simple sequential number. For example, if 
there are ten properties in a postcode, then the variables will be 
numbered 0 to 9.

I'm pretty certain this is deliberate, in order to stop people using 
their site as a way to look up addresses from a UPRN. And I suspect it's 
part of the same attempts by GeoPlace to deliberately minimise the 
utility of the Open UPRN database.

Mark