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Business Improvement District Sees Almost £1m of Investment into HuntingdonHuntingdonshire District Council have used their local address dataset in a project that has secured almost £1 million of investment over f... Wed, 22 May 2013 NLPG search site unavailable from 5pm Friday 17th May 2013The NLPG Search site will be unavailable between 5pm Friday 17th May 2013 and 9am Monday 20th May 2013 due to building power maintenance ov... Thu, 16 May 2013 London Borough of Harrow Innov8 to saveLondon Borough of Harrow have generated direct, cashable savings by developing their own software to facilitate the removal of an expensive... Mon, 13 May 2013 Dead parrots save money! New guidance on polygons helps local authoritiesFollowing the publication of guidance on the creation and maintenance of polygons in October 2012 to represent Basic Land and Property Un... Thu, 2 May 2013 Factsheet: Addressing, productivity and efficiency in local government
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 The benefits of keeping NDR data currentGeoPlace has released a new paper ‘An exploration of the best process for keeping Non-Domestic Rates data up to date and the potential bene... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 Improving Living Standards Across Newham Council
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 Everything Happens Somewhere – using local knowledge for national benefitCase studies from the 2012 GeoPlace Exemplar Awards have now been published. GeoPlace Announces Date of Annual ConferenceGeoPlace has announced the date of its annual conference, exhibition and presentation of the 2013 Exemplar Awards. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 Promoting address and street data within your authority - a 'how to' guideGeoPlace has produced a paper providing a structure to help create the case to convince internal managers and stakeholders of the benefits ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 Improving services and keeping your authority movingThe National Street Gazetteer (NSG) contains definitive information for streets in England and Wales. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 GeoPlace and JAG (UK) join together to streamline street worksLondon, 10th March 2013 - On 11th March, the Joint Authorities Group (UK) [JAG (UK) will commence a Memorandum of Understanding with GeoPla... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 Northumberland County Council Maps Properties to Secure Broadband FundingLondon, 2013 - Northumberland County Council has secured £21m in funding to help deliver superfast broadband to all residences and busine... Fri, 8 Mar 2013 Adur and Worthing Councils Save Money by Sharing ServicesAdur District and Worthing Borough Councils are delivering a better service to the tax payer, whilst generating significant savings through... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 Caerphilly County Borough Council Bring History to LifeCaerphilly County Borough Council has made innovative use of its local address dataset for the benefit of the local community. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 Consultation on the strategic road network and the delivery of sustainable developmentThis consultation is to seek your views on the revision of policy on the way the Highways Agency engages with the planning system and fulfi... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 How to improve your address data; hints and tips from fellow Authority Address CustodiansThe Authority Address Updates Improvement Schedule is designed to provide a mechanism for each Contributing Authority to plan improvement i... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 Save Money and Deliver Better ServicesThe brochure describes how your local address data can help your authority: ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 Local authorities handed greater control of road network by Department for TransportLondon, 28th January 2013. From April 2012, the Department for Transport (DfT) handed greater responsibility to English local highwa... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 Kent cuts pothole costsPotholes are a blight to many road and footpath users. With winter here, the situation is set to get worse unless there is a change in fun... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 GeoPlace sails through ISO auditsAs part of its commitment to continually improving the quality and security of the data it works with, the GeoPlace management team is dedi... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 End of the road for over 9,000 traffic signsAs unnecessary signs are removed from our roads the Secretary of State calls for local authorities to continue the cull. Read the full stor... Tue, 8 Jan 2013 Welsh local authorities in money saving consortiumEight local authorities encompassing the whole of North and mid-Wales have generated savings of over £850,000 by utilising Unique Property ... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 GeoPlace opens up streetworks informationGeoPlace has launched a new service, designed to assist the Department for Transport (DfT) to fulfil a requirement to make streetworks info... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 Using local knowledge for national benefitOn 25th October, with an estimated 1500 years’ worth of addressing and street data expertise gathered together in one room, the GeoPlace an... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 Winners of the 2012 GeoPlace Exemplar Awards are AnnouncedLondon, 25th October 2012 - GeoPlace, the centre of excellence for the management of spatial address information and street data for Great ... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 List of winners of 2012 Exemplar AwardsThe 2012 GeoPlace Exemplar Awards were presented at the 'Everything Happens Somewhere' conference on 25th October in Central London. The f... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 Transport for London Publish updated Lane Rental informationGeoPlace has published updated Lane Rental information on behalf of Transport for London (TfL). The updates relate to USRN changes in the u... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 Guidance published on Basic Land and Property Unit polygonsGeoPlace has published a guidance document aimed at local authorities in England and Wales who wish to create and maintain Basic Land and P... Sun, 14 Oct 2012 GeoPlace launch a new range of training opportunitiesGeoPlace are delighted to announce the launch of a new range of training opportunities aimed at Custodians and Deputy Custodians. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 GeoPlace Announce Agenda for the 2012 Everything Happens Somewhere ConferenceLondon, 12th September 2012 - GeoPlace, the centre of excellence for the management of spatial address information and streets data for Gre... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 What’s next for streets? Results of GeoPlace and Ordnance Survey Street Data QuestionnaireFollowing the formation of GeoPlace, GeoPlace has worked closely with Ordnance Survey to consider whether and how street data could be impr... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 GeoPlace Exemplar Awards attracts heavyweight supportGeoPlace has announced that it has secured the backing of the Society of IT Management (Socitm), UK Location, the Local Government Associat... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 Cabinet Office calls for more data standardisation in move to individual electoral registrationOrdnance Survey and GeoPlace have welcomed the Cabinet Office's call for greater use of Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) across... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 Shift to the Web Channel Delivers Significant SavingsThe London Borough of Harrow's 'MyHarrow Account', a web based information service signposting council services, has increased internet-bas... Thu, 12 Jul 2012 Transport for London works with GeoPlace to reduce traffic congestionGeoPlace is working with Transport for London (TfL) to make information available on a new transport scheme designed to reduce congestion i... Mon, 25 Jun 2012 Bolton Council Accelerates Property SearchesBolton Council is providing a fast, efficient same-day property search facility, with each search guaranteed for seven years. The service h... Wed, 20 Jun 2012 Joining up intelligence for improved service deliveryA case study of Northumberland’s work to integrate public rights of way data with the Local Street Gazetteer (LSG) Mon, 18 Jun 2012 Scottish addresses added to AddressBase ProductsAddressBase products have been produced through the GeoPlace joint partnership with the Local Government Association and provide the defini... Mon, 28 May 2012 Department for Transport hands over street designation repository to GeoPlaceLocal knowledge and control of roads reduces traffic jams, enabling easier flow of people and vehicles through the road system. From Apr... Wed, 23 May 2012 Millions Saved by UK Councils Sharing Services Using Geographic DataThe award winning partnership between Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council in Sussex, England, is proving to be a nationally ... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 GeoPlace enables local authorities to meet INSPIRE transport data requirementsGeoPlace has developed an INSPIRE compliant view service to publish data from the National Street Gazetteer (NSG) as part of the INSPIRE Tr... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 GeoPlace appoints new Head of SystemsRadha Chandrasekaran has been appointed Head of Systems for GeoPlace LLP. Radha will have a key role in the development of the National St... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 Online Energy Map Set to Reduce Household BillsA pioneering new online energy tool has been launched that can help residents make big savings on their energy bills. The Nottingham Energy... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 GeoPlace features in Best Practice initiativeFollowing the award given to GeoPlace at the EUROGI/eSDI-Net Awards in November 2011, GeoPlace now features within an on-line database of B... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 Exemplar Award BookletThe annual Exemplar Awards provide an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of local authorities, and to appreciate the innovation and... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 Everything Happened in NottinghamThe latest edition of GIS Professional carries a review of the annual GeoPlace conference and Exemplar Awards.
One Version of The Truth - Worcestershire Case StudyCloser working for gazetteer synchronicity in Worcestershire: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 Street Names Must Reflect Views Of Local PeopleThree examples of innovation and excellence in street naming by councils have been recognised at the 'National Gazetteers Exemplar Awards'.... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 Consultation on Data Entry Conventions for BLPU Polygons for the NLPGGeoPlace, in conjunction with the LLPG Polygon Working Group, as ratified by the LLPG Regional Chairs Group, have released a consultation d... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 Using Technology to Make TimeGwynedd Council's use of new and innovative technology has enabled them to fully realise the potential of its Local Land and Property Gazet... Mon, 9 Jan 2012 The Right Tool for the JobBarrow-in-Furness Borough Council has combined the use of open source software with the power of their Local Land and Property Gazetteer (L... Mon, 9 Jan 2012 New GeoPlace Board Director namedCarolyn Downs, the newly appointed Chief Executive of the Local Government Association, has been named as a new Director and Board Member f... Fri, 6 Jan 2012 Annual review of the Data Entry Conventions (DEC-NLPG)Following an annual review of the Data Entry Conventions (DEC)-NLPG by the Technical Working Group, the following documentation has been ra... Fri, 6 Jan 2012 West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service Wins Technology Exemplar AwardWest Midlands Fire and Rescue Service has recently transformed its IT assets to reduce costs and improve the quality of its service deliver... Tue, 13 Dec 2011 The use of the National Street Gazetteer (NSG) and Ordnance Survey dataOrdnance Survey have issued a briefing note aimed at any user of the NSG who has been registered or is in the process of being allocated a ... Mon, 5 Dec 2011 GeoPlace's innovation recognised at AGI AwardsGeoPlace was highly commended by the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) at its annual awards ceremony in London on 24th November ... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 It just makes senseLewes District Council explain how it raised its LLPG to gold standard and the subsequent benefits across the authority of undertaking this... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 GeoPlace appoints National Address Gazetteer CustodianRichard Duffield has been appointed National Address Gazetteer Custodian. This is a new role within GeoPlace and has been created to coord... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 2011 National Gazetteers Exemplar Awards Winners AnnouncedNovember 3rd 2011 Fri, 4 Nov 2011 Results of the National Gazetteer Exemplar AwardsView the results of the National Gazetteer Exemplar Awards 2011 here: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 GeoPlace wins Pan-European AwardGeoPlace has been announced as a winner in a European wide programme by EUROGI - the European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Informat... Wed, 2 Nov 2011 New addressing products now available from Ordnance SurveyThe AddressBase range of products, the first single definitive spatial address dataset for England and Wales, are available from today (... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 GeoPlace Wins European AwardGeoPlace has won an award for the Quantity and Quality from the EUROGI/eSDI-Net - the European umbrella organisation for geographic informa... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 New addressing products debut at GeoCommunity ConferenceThree new addressing products were unveiled yesterday at the Association of Geographic Information (AGI) GeoCommunity Conference. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 It is more than just partnership working, it is about providing one serviceIn July 2007 the decision was taken for Adur and Worthing councils to work together in partnership by creating a single officer structure a... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 Exemplar Awards close on 23rd SeptemberPlease help us to raise the profile of your gazetteer across local authorities. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 Ordnance Survey to showcase new addressing products at industry conferenceThe launch of the eagerly-anticipated new addressing products will be one of the highlights at this year's Association of Geographic Inform... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 Date of National Gazetteers annual conference and exhibition announcedThis year's annual conference will take place on 3 November 2011 at the Albert Hall, Nottingham, UPRN 200001402170. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 Exemplar Awards open for entries!This year's National Gazetteers Exemplar Awards are now open for entries. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 National Gazetteer Exemplar Awards 2011Entry forms for this year's Exemplar Awards are now available. A brochure outlining the Award categories is also available, and is being se... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 SOCITM to sponsor Integration AwardThis year's Integration Award at the National Gazetteer Exemplar Awards will be sponsored by SOCITM. GeoPlace is looking forward to workin... Fri, 8 Jul 2011 DCLG sponsors Citizen's AwardGeoPlace is pleased to announce that the Department of Communities and Local Government will sponsor the Citizens Awards at this year's Nat... Thu, 7 Jul 2011 Peace in our time - or at our place?The June edition of GIS Professional features an article on GeoPlace and the national gazetteers. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 COP update - Local Geographic Information CoPThere have been a number of changes to the existing Community of Practices (CoP) previously managed by the Local Government Information Hou... Thu, 23 Jun 2011 UK Location to sponsor Exemplar AwardsGeoplace is delighted to announce that UK Location, the pan-government initiative to improve the sharing and re-use of public sector locati... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 Where there's muck...there's happy residents!GIS Professional recently published this case study on NLPG Exemplar Awards winner the London Borough of Harrow. The article was written b... Fri, 13 May 2011 The 'Everything Happens Somewhere' 2010 NLPG NSG Exemplar Awards booklet is now available.Together with Ordnance Survey's addressing products, the NLPG and NSG are a vital component of the new national address gazetteer, managed ... Wed, 4 May 2011 Addresses Underpin Award Winning Waste and Recycling ServiceHarrow Council's new Waste and Recycling service is used as a benchmark by other local authorities. It has won a number of awards and is s... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 Intelligent Addressing Ltd receives ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 accreditationIntelligent Addressing Ltd (IA) has recently passed a surveillance audit for its Information Security Management System (ISMS), an essentia... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 GeoPlace announces plans for the national address gazetteer databaseFollowing approval from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the legal process to form GeoPlace has now been finalised, and production of the ... Thu, 31 Mar 2011 GeoPlace receives OFT approvalCompetition officials have cleared government plans to create a definitive national address database for England and Wales. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 Government initiative for national addressingGovernment recognises the substantial social and economic benefits that a single definitive national spatial address register would bring. ... Fri, 3 Dec 2010 GeoPlace Q&AsGovernment initiative for national addressing Fri, 3 Dec 2010 |
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