AddressBase Technical Specification
This technical specification provides detailed technical information about AddressBase. It is targeted at technical users and software developers.
AddressBase provides an address product containing both residential and commercial addresses where a Local Authority address has been matched to a Royal Mail PAF address. This allows users to link additional information about a property to a single address. The product also provides enhancements to the Royal Mail PAF data by assigning an X and Y coordinate on British National Grid and an ETRS89 projection, as well as a primary level classification, and a representative point code describing the positional quality.
This technical specification includes the following sections:
AddressBase fundamentals
Additional documentation covering the complete family of AddressBase products is available in the AddressBase Fundamentals pages. These covers key elements of design for AddressBase products, including:
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