December 2023

Points of Interest Product Amendments December 2023 Quarterly Update

This document details the data enhancements that are included within the December 2023 release of PointX data. PointX is continually striving to improve its data holdings and this document highlights the specific changes made for the December 2023 release.

Improved data holdings

AddressBase Core and OS MasterMap Highways Network

AddressBase® Core and OS MasterMap® Highways Network updated to the July 2023 versions. The latest local authority amendments are included in this release due to using the May 2023 version of OS Boundary-Line. Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) population is now 49.7%.

Record Accuracy

PointX’s geocoding team have improved the accuracy of 4,125 records from Local Data Company and 11,662 records from 118. This now means they have completed a review of all our retail and business records with an approximate position and improved their accuracy where possible.

URLs

PointX continues to use a URL reputation service to identify and remove any potentially malicious URLS from the product.

Distance Calculation

From the March 2023 release, the methodology used to calculate the distance of a feature to the road network has been improved to use the entire road network in OS MasterMap Highways Network. This now includes Unique Street Reference Numbers (USRNs) that are not included in AddressBase Core. This enhancement provides more accurate distances for features where their distance is calculated spatially to the nearest road USRN; such features have a USRN Match Indicator of 3.

Latitude and Longitude

PointX have shared their intentions to include Latitude and Longitude in future releases of Points of Interest, along with the existing Ordnance Survey Grid References.

Next release

The next release of Points of Interest is scheduled for March 2024.