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<h3>Consultation on access to address register data for social
science research </h3>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/22050/consultation-on-access-to-address-register-data-for-social-science-research.aspx">http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/22050/consultation-on-access-to-address-register-data-for-social-science-research.aspx</a><br>
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<div class="iconsholder"> There have recently been substantial
changes to the creation and management of address data in the UK
with the amalgamation of the National Land and Property Gazetteer
and Ordnance Survey Mastermap Address Layer 2 into a National
Address Gazetteer managed by GeoPlace.
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GeoPlace is a public sector partnership between the Local
Government Association and Ordnance Survey. The project brought
together address data from local government and Royal Mail and
Ordnance Survey. The Ordnance Survey data includes high resolution
grid references for each address which permit mapping and detailed
spatial analysis.
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The establishment of the National Address Gazetteer marks an
extremely important development in the UK data infrastructure.
However, it also presents new challenges for the academic research
community in terms of access to national address products.
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It is therefore important for ESRC to assess the implications of
these changes in address data arrangements, due to the potential
costs and impacts for the social science research community.
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You are invited to complete our online survey, to assist us in
further developing our data infrastructure strategy. Closing date
for the consultation is <b>3 August 2012.</b> </div>
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James S Reid
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Geoservices, EDINA</p>
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University of Edinburgh</p>
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<b>t:+44 (0)131 651 1383</b></p>
<p><b> m:0759 5116988
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<p><b>"Any major dude will tell you "</b></p>
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