# AddressBase Plus Technical Specification

AddressBase Plus contains current properties including addresses sourced from local authorities, Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail, all provided with a Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN). It has more records than AddressBase as it includes objects without postal addresses and live records captured by Local Authorities but not matched to Royal Mail PAF data.

The product enables the end-user to locate an address or property on a map using either X, Y coordinates supplied on a British National Grid or Latitude and Longitude coordinates provided on an ETRS89 projection.

The product also includes cross references to OS MasterMap products via OS MasterMap Topography Layer and OS MasterMap Highways Network Layer TOID references.

This technical specification includes the following sections:

* [Data formats](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-plus/addressbase-plus-technical-specification/data-formats.md)
* [Supply and update](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-plus/addressbase-plus-technical-specification/supply-and-update.md)
* [AddressBase Plus structure](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-plus/addressbase-plus-technical-specification/addressbase-plus-structure.md)
* [Feature types](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-plus/addressbase-plus-technical-specification/feature-types.md)
* [Code lists and enumerations](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-plus/addressbase-plus-technical-specification/code-lists-and-enumerations.md)
* [CSV to GML mapping](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-plus/addressbase-plus-technical-specification/csv-to-gml-mapping.md)
* [Example records](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-plus/addressbase-plus-technical-specification/example-records.md)

## AddressBase fundamentals&#x20;

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:

* [Future and past publication dates](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/future-and-past-publication-dates.md)
* [Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN)](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/unique-property-reference-number-uprn.md)
* [Coordinate reference systems](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/coordinate-reference-systems.md)
* [Classification scheme](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/classification-scheme.md)
* [Data sources](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/data-sources.md)
* [Street names and numbering](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/street-names-and-numbering.md)
* [Currency completeness and precision](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-core/addressbase-core-overview/currency-completeness-and-precision.md)
* [Product supply](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/product-supply.md)
* [AddressBase local custodian codes](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/addressbase-local-custodian-codes.md)
* [AddressBase Islands local custodian codes](/os-downloads/products/addresses-and-names-portfolio/addressbase-fundamentals/addressbase-islands-local-custodian-codes.md)


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