On the 2nd of April, the Government announced that the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) and Unique Street Reference Number (USRN) will be released under Open Government Licence. Additionally, the Open Standards Board, via Government Digital Service (GDS), has mandated that from 1st July, the UPRN and USRN are the public sector standard for referencing and sharing property and street information.
The April announcements can be seen at www.geoplace.co.uk/new-freedoms-to-share-uprns-and-usrns
Power of Place
Central government and the NHS must now use UPRNs and USRNs to unlock the power of place
Announcement from GeoPlace
the power of place
Improved access to MasterMap data and core location identifiers
Announcement from the Geospatial Commission
The power of place
Ordnance Survey transforms the way customers access, share and innovate with world-leading geospatial data
Ordnance Survey announcement
the power of place
Open standards for government
Government Digital Service announcement
the power of place
Location information paving the way
Improvement Service announcment
