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| April 2008 Edition |

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General:

1. Commercial Availability of the NLPG

2. Support for Emergency Services
3. Delivering Service Improvement in Wales - NLPG NSG Welsh
Conference
4. Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Lifts Service with Accurate
Addressing
5. Unique Property IDs Power Customer Service Transformation in
Southwark
6. 'Underpinning Transformational Government - everything
happens somewhere'
7. Recent Article on the NLPG
8. Changes to the IA Team
9. IA Recruitment Opportunities
10. Colchester Borough Council seeks GIS Officer
11. Purbeck Council is Recruiting for Two Posts

NLPG:

1. NLPG Search Site Updated

2. Change Only Updates (COUs)
3. Conventions Documentation
4. Health Check Reports

NSG:

1. Network Rail Maps Assets on NSG to Help Cut Roadwork

Disruption
2. NSG Publication Dates
3. Up and Coming NSG Events

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[General]
**1. Commercial Availability of the NLPG**
Today (April 30th 2008) saw the commercial launch of the NLPG at
the Royal Geographical
Society in London. Now available to commercial users for the
first time, the NLPG
provides unique identification and location of properties to
sub-postcode level.
The onward uses of the NLPG are potentially huge, from wider
public sector use to
commercial application in insurance, customer profiling,
logistics, satellite navigation
and much more.

The commercial availability of the NLPG is a milestone for this

local government
project, involving all 376 District and Unitary Authorities in
England and Wales,
directed by Improvement and Development Agency (I&DeA) and its
private sector technology
partner, Intelligent Addressing. It is based on the definitive
list of standardised
and authoritative addresses from local authorities.

The NLPG represents the largest shared service of its type and
is already embedded
in local government. The process not only brings direct
benefits to individual
local government bodies, through efficiencies and service
improvements, but also
as an output provides a much needed definitive, continually
updated list of all
properties in England and Wales.

Steve Brandwood, Geographic Information Team - Programme Manager

at I&DeA said,
"From the NLPG's earliest days, many local authorities started
to derive benefits
from utilising one integrated corporate address dataset. Every
local authority
in England and Wales is now committed to the NLPG 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 (Unique Property Reference Number)".

Details of the commercial licensing arrangements are now

available on the NLPG website
- [1]www.nlpg.org.uk.

[1] http://www.nlpg.org.uk

**2. Support for Emergency Services**

I&DeA and IA have recently published a brochure 'Underpinning
Public Safety' aimed
at supporting the emergency services. The brochure outlines how
the NLPG has a
key role in 'underpinning operations', 'underpinning knowledge'
and 'underpinning
mobilisation'.

A soft copy can be downloaded from the NLPG website [1]here, if

you would like any
hard copies, please email [2]lbrown@intelligent-
addressing.co.uk. Please feel free
to pass them onto your local contacts in the fire and police
services!

[1] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1209118632969.pdf
[2] mailto:lbrown@intelligent-addressing.co.uk

**3. Delivering Service Improvement in Wales - NLPG NSG Welsh

Conference**
I&DeA and IA would like to invite all Welsh custodians, ALO's
and anyone else interested
in the progress of both the gazetteers to a one-day conference
at the Media Resource
Centre in Llandrindod Wells on 19th June 2008.

Presentations at the conference will include; the Census, Welsh

Index of Deprivation
and Community Safety, TMA and Streetworks, implementing bi-
lingual gazetteers and
place names and INSPIRE.

A full agenda will be published in the near future.

If you would like to attend the meeting, please register

[1]here.

[1] http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?
sm=hd_2bq544MQTwDqXcyLE5yWQ_3d_3d

**4. Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Lifts Service with Accurate

Addressing**
Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service, part of Oxfordshire County
Council has built
and deployed a new property based Job Management System, which
is underpinned by
the NLPG.

Apart from attending fires and accidents, the Oxfordshire Fire

and Rescue Service
carries out domestic and commercial property inspections
covering everything from
the installation of smoke alarms to the issuing of licences.
They also undertake
risk assessments and ensure building regulations are carried
out. To help them do
this work they are using a new property management system, which
uses the National
Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) - the national property ID
scheme. Because
of its NLPG foundations all searches and job referencing can now
be carried out
 by property. The system is already delivering considerable
benefits in terms of
data access and accuracy.

For more information see [1]here.

[1] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1207216932422.pdf

**5. Unique Property IDs Power Customer Service Transformation in

Southwark**
A system of unique identification codes for all 139,000
individual properties in
Southwark is powering an award winning customer service
transformation project at
the London Borough. Using the Council's centralised local land
and property gazetteer
- part of the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) -
staff at the Council's
200 seat contact centre and three one-stop-shops are handling
more than 2 million
customer interactions per annum. The proportion of inbound
phone calls dealt with
at first contact has risen from 50% to 90% since implementing
the system. The NLPG
gives a pinpoint location for every property in England and
Wales and is the definitive
standard for addressing for local authorities.

For more information see [1]here.

[1] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1208875260499.pdf

**6. 'Underpinning Transformational Government - everything

happens somewhere'**
Thank you to all of the local authorities that responded to the
'Call for Papers'
for the conference on 16th October 2008 in Birmingham.

The range of papers ensures an interesting event. The

conference, which is free
of charge for all authorities covered by the MSA, will be run
alongside the presentation
of the 2008 NLPG and NSG Exemplar Awards and a suppliers
exhibition for the local
authority, police and fire sectors.

Please encourage your suppliers to attend the exhibition;

details for exhibitors
can be seen [1]here.

[1] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1207749042599.pdf

**7. Recent Article on the NLPG**

 An article on the NLPG has recently been published in the BAPCO
Journal, the publication
for information management for civil contingency responders,
called a 'Common hymn
book'. The article can be seen at [1]www.bapcojournal.com.

[1]
http://www.bapcojournal.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1155/Common_hym
n_book.html

**8. Changes to the IA Team**

Helpdesk

Catherine Teare, who has run the help desk so effectively for a
number of years
has now changed responsibilities, is now managing the VOA and
CORE data cleaning
and matching projects.

Rosie Partington, who joined us from North East Derbyshire, is

now running the help
desk team which can be contacted on a new generic email address
- [1]helpdesk@intelligent-addressing.co.uk.
Both NLPG and NSG queries can be emailed to this address and a
member of the helpdesk
team will help you to resolve any queries or problems you have.

Rebecca Wheeler, has joined IA as Gazetteer Technician and is

responsible for NLPG
Hub updates. Becky was previously a data capture technician at
Huntingdonshire District
Council. She was working on the LLPG, cleansing data, creating
and amending polygons,
as well as inputting land parcels for the estates department of
the council. She
also worked on matching housing association and fire service
data to the LLPG.
In her spare time, she is involved with her local amateur
dramatics group. Her
email is [2]rwheeler@intelligent-addressing.co.uk.

Anna Mroczkowska, who has built a remarkably robust and powerful

Business Monitoring
System for IA monitoring its MSA obligations, has decided to
leave IA and to return
to her "roots" as an economic analyst.

Rosanna Benson, who started with the company seven years ago,
has decided that after
working with so many millions of addresses now is the time to
move on to other ventures.
Rosanna will be resuming a career in journalism and, like Anna,
will be missed by
all at IA.

[1] mailto:helpdesk@intelligent-addressing.co.uk
[2] mailto:rwheeler@intelligent-addressing.co.uk

**9. IA Recruitment Opportunities**

Business Analyst. Salary dependent on experience. Part time
initially, contract
would be considered. Location Central London.

To provide business analysis and systems analysis expertise to

coordinate the monitoring
and recording of business processes, user requirements,
programme management and
liaison with the IS development team. Project manage the
development of the in-house
Business Management System (BMS).

You will have experience of business / systems analysis and

structured methods,
UML, the Enterprise Architect package, and ideally either
project management skills
(PRINCE or APM) / programme management or data management
skills. Training will
be given as required in in-house systems.

In addition, a keen eye for detail, good client facing skills,

an analytical enquiring
mind and an ability to work on your own initiative are desirable
skills.

Further detailed information from: [1]Business Analyst

If you have any queries about the position please send them via
email to [2]jobs@iaddressing.co.uk
Please send your cv and a covering email/letter outlining your
suitability for the
position to Paul Strutt: [3]astrutt@btconnect.com.

Closing date for applications is 30th May 2008.

Contracts Administrator. Salary dependent on experience. Full

time. Location Central
London.

You will provide an administrative function to support the

management of the contracts
that IA has in place for the provision of gazetteer services.
This includes assisting
 the Contracts Manager and Operations Director with planning,
implementation and
the monitoring of new contracts within IA. Data and job
administration for the in-house
Business Management System (BMS).

Ideally you will have experience in spatial data / geographic,

report production,
requirements definition, and either data and process modeling or
project management.

You will have a keen eye for detail and an analytical and
enquiring mind. Full training
will be provided to the suitable candidate and the position
offers good prospects
for career progression in a number of business areas such as
management, consultancy
and IT specialist areas.

Further detailed information from: [4]Contracts Administrator

If you have any queries about the position please send them via
email to [5]jobs@iaddressing.co.uk.
Please send your cv and a covering email/letter outlining your
suitability for the
position to Paul Strutt: [6]astrutt@btconnect.com

Closing date for applications is 30th May 2008.

NSG Co-ordinator. Salary will be dependent on experience.

Location Central London

The successful candidate will be part of the team providing

technical support to
local authorities in the receipt and incorporation of street
based information from
Local Street Gazetteers (LSG) into the NSG. Ideally the
candidate will have some
experience of GIS, BS7666, Oracle/SQL database technologies and
an interest in location
based services or spatial data.

For further information see [7]NSG Co-ordinator. To apply send

your cv and covering
email/letter to [8]jobs@iaddressing.co.uk.

Closing date for applications is 20th May 2008.

Business Development Manager. IA intends advertising this post

in the near future
in order to carry out its obligations with licensing the NLPG
and to develop IA's
business opportunities. If you are interested please either
monitor the [9]IA website,
where the advert will be placed, or log your interest at
[10]jobs@iaddressing.co.uk
and the advert/job description will be sent to you.

[1] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1209489351719.pdf
[2] mailto:jobs@iaddressing.co.uk
[3] mailto:pastrutt@btconnect.com
[4] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1209489517414.pdf
[5] mailto:jobs@iaddressing.co.uk
[6] mailto:pastrutt@btconnect.com
[7] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1209138924626.pdf
[8] mailto:jobs@iaddressing.co.uk
[9] http://www.intelligent-addressing.co.uk/iaweb/welcome.htm
[10] mailto:jobs@iaddressing.co.uk

**10. Colchester Borough Council seeks GIS Officer**

Salary from £11,991. The GIS Officer is a key member of the
recently-established
Geospatial Team within Colchester Borough Council's Corporate
ICT Service. The Geospatial
Team is responsible for management of geographic information,
addresses (Local Land
and Property Gazetteer), and Street Naming and Numbering.

The Borough Council is looking for an enthusiastic and creative

person who has knowledge
and understanding of GIS. You will need experience of using a
GIS, preferably MapInfo,
and Microsoft Office. As well as being able to communicate
effectively in a range
of situations, you will need to be a creative thinker and have
good information
technology skills to gather, analyse and present information.
You will be expected
to digitise new data, audit data already held, and support other
GIS users in data
creation and management.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have awareness of

cartographic design gained
during their degree, and have good organisational skills and the
ability to prioritise
work.

To apply, or to contact for more information, please contact the

Personnel department
on (01206) 282880, [1]personnel@colchester.gov.uk or
[2]www.colchester.gov.uk.
 Closing date 7th May 2008.

[1] mailto:personnel@colchester.gov.uk
[2] http://www.colchester.gov.uk/

**11. Purbeck Council is Recruiting for Two Posts**

GIS Coordinator (maternity leave replacement) Post no: CR.82.
Salary: £21,412 -
£22,845 (subject to the results of Job Evaluation) 9 month
Maternity Leave replacement.

We would like to appoint a creative and innovative individual,

to work with colleagues
across the Council to co-ordinate and develop the delivery of
the Geographic Information
System (GIS).

The GIS Co-ordinator will report to the IT Manager providing

project management
of GIS related projects, research/data analysis, system design,
support of computer
based GIS mapping, LLPG Custodianship and Liaison with the
Ordnance Survey.

For an informal discussion about the post (CR.82) please contact

Rebecca Scroggie,
GIS Coordinator on 01929 557317.

Closing date for completed applications for post no: CR.82 noon
on 21st May 2008.
Interviews for post no: CR.82 will be held on 10th June 2008.

Technical Assistant (GIS and Monitoring) Post no: CR.134.

Salary: £18,907 - £20,736
per annum (pro rata) (subject to the results of job evaluation).
30 Hours per week
- 6 month Maternity Leave replacement.

Working within the Planning Policy team, this post is

principally responsible for
the preparation of electronic mapping (Geographical Information
System), the design
and maintenance of Access databases and monitoring the levels of
built development
to support the work of the Planning Policy team in delivering
the Purbeck Local
Development Framework. The post would suit a creative and
innovative individual
with a methodical approach to statistics and an interest in the
future planning
 of the district.

For an informal discussion about the post (CR.134) please

contact Steve Dring, Planning
Policy Manager on 01929 557339.

Closing date for completed applications for post no: CR.134 noon
on 16th May 2008.
Interviews for post no: CR.134 will be held on 27th May 2008.

Application forms and further details are available by

telephoning 01929 557305
or apply online at [1]www.purbeck.gov.uk.

[1] http://www.purbeck.gov.uk

[NLPG]
**1. NLPG Search Site Updated**
The NLPG Search site has now been updated to reflect the revised
base data in the
NLPG conforming to the latest DTF7.3 specification. Users of
the site will, from
the end of this week, be able view the new attributes including
property classifications,
commercial occupiers, property state and ward/parish details as
a result of performing
their usual searches.

IA is also continuing to develop the actual search parameters so

that users will
be able to filter their searches based on BLPU classifications
or search for organisation
names - more to follow in future releases.

**2. Change Only Updates (COUs)**

The NLPG hub received 2,448 COU files during the 19 working days
in March 2008 with
almost 71% of these being processed automatically. The upward
trend of increase
in number of files received daily continued during March
reaching an average of
129 files per day.

The percentage of accepted records has been increasing

continually in the course
of the present year, recording its maximum of 99.38% in March
2008, since the migration
to NLPG 2006 and the use of DTF7.3.

Many of the errors being sent to the hub are software related;
vendors have been
made aware of these by the hub and are working towards resolving
the issues.

**3. Conventions Documentation**

In light of the recent migration to DTF7.3 I&DeA have reconvened
the conventions
working group to review feedback received from LLPG Custodians,
LLPG software vendors,
NLPG data users and IA on how existing documentation can be
improved to meet the
ever increasing demands and use of NLPG data in live
applications. Documentation
should be made available in the summer. If you do have any
comments that you have
not already fed back to the group please send them to
[1]conventions@nlpg.org.uk.

[1] mailto:conventions@nlpg.org.uk

**4. Health Check Reports**

Last month IA made available to all LLPG Custodians Health Check
reports on their
gazetteer data as held in the NLPG. Thanks to all the
custodians that have reviewed
their anomalies and updated gazetteer entries over the last few
weeks. Based on
feedback we have received the next set of reports will be
updated to clearly identify
critical and non-critical (warnings) anomalies.

[NSG]
**1. Network Rail Maps Assets on NSG to Help Cut Roadwork
Disruption**
The NSG has been substantially enhanced by asset data supplied
by Network Rail such
as every bridge, tunnel or level crossing, owned and managed by
Network Rail, which
interface with the public road network. This will provide
valuable information
regarding the location and nature of Network Rail's assets. It
will assist in the
planning and execution of works performed by Highway
Authorities, public utilities
such as electricity, gas, telecommunications and water
companies, or their contractors
by facilitating consultation and coordination of work on the
nation's roads.
 Further details can be found in the [1]Case Study, or [2]Press
Release.

[1] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1208873898651.pdf
[2] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1208872561391.pdf

**2. NSG Publication Dates**

Publications of the NSG are anticipated to be on the following
dates:

2nd May 2008

2nd June 2008
2nd July 2008
4th August 2008

**3. Up and Coming NSG Events**

A member of the NSG team will be attending the following events:

HSE08, 14th and 15th May, Cardiff

CSS Annual Conference 15th and 16th May, Buxton
North West Regional Custodians Group, 10th June, Preston