The pages in this section define dataset metadata for the CSV format of AddressBase Premium Islands product:

AddressBase Premium Islands dataset metadata

• ​Header (Type 10 Record)​

• ​Metadata (Type 29 Record)​

• ​Trailer (Type 99 Record)

A structured entry providing metadata information such as the gazetteer owner, scope and character sets.

Data type attributes

The following page provides details about the attributes included with this data type, their types in the different output formats, and other important metadata about them.

Record identifier

Identifies the record as a Metadata Record (type 29).

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), RECORD_IDENTIFIER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Integer

• Size: 2

• Multiplicity: [1]

Gaz name

Name of the Gazetteer, this will most likely reflect the product name, for example, AddressBase Premium.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), GAZ_NAME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 60

• Multiplicity: [1]

Gaz scope

Description of the content of the gazetteer.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), GAZ_SCOPE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 60

• Multiplicity: [1]

Ter of use

Geographic domain of the gazetteer, for example, England, Wales and Scotland.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), TER_OF_USE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 60

• Multiplicity: [1]

Linked data

List of other datasets used to contribute to the creation of the product.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), LINKED_DATA (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 100

• Multiplicity: [1]

Gaz owner

The organisation with overall responsibility for the gazetteer.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), GAZ_OWNER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 15

• Multiplicity: [1]

Ngaz freq

Frequency with which the data is maintained and sent to the customer.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), NGAZ_FREQ (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 1

• Multiplicity: [1]

Custodian name

Organisation or department responsible for the compilation and maintenance of the data, for example Geoplace.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CUSTODIAN_NAME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 40

• Multiplicity: [1]

Local custodian code

Four-digit code identifying the gazetteer custodian.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Integer

• Size: 4

• Multiplicity: [1]

Co-ord system

Coordinate Reference System used in the gazetteer to describe the position, for example British National Grid.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CO_ORD_SYSTEM (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 40

• Multiplicity: [1]

Co-ord unit

Unit of measurement of coordinates.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CO_ORD_SYSTEM (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 10

• Multiplicity: [1]

Meta date

Date metadata was last updated.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), META_DATE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Date

• Multiplicity: [1]

Class scheme

Classification scheme (s) used in the Gazetteer.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CLASS_SCHEME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 60

• Multiplicity: [1]

Gaz date

Date at which the gazetteer can be considered to be current.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), GAZ_DATE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Date

• Multiplicity: [1]

Language

Language used for the descriptors within the gazetteer, for example ‘ENG’.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CLASS_SCHEME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Code List Name: LanguageCode

• Size: 3

• Multiplicity: [1]

Character set

The character set used in this gazetteer.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CHARACTER_SET (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 30

• Multiplicity: [1]

A structured entry which terminates the file. This includes information on the record counts, and next volume number.

Data type attributes

The following page provides details about the attributes included with this data type, their types in the different output formats, and other important metadata about them.

Record identifier

Identifies the record as a Trailer Record (type 99).

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), RECORD_IDENTIFIER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Integer

• Size: 2

• Multiplicity: [1]

Next volume name

The sequential number of the next volume in the transfer set. For geographic supply this will always be zero (0). For non-geographic supply zero (0) will denote the last file in the transfer set.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), NEXT_VOLUME_NAME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Integer

• Size: 3

• Multiplicity: [1]

Record count

Count of the number of records in the volume (excluding the header record, metadata and trailer records).

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), RECORD_COUNT (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Integer

• Size: 16

• Multiplicity: [1]

Entry date

The date of data entry.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), ENTRY_DATE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Date

• Multiplicity: [1]

Time stamp

Time of creation in HH:MM:SS format.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), TIME_STAMP (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Time

• Multiplicity: [1]

A structured entry that provides key information about the source, time and supply mechanism of the AddressBase Premium file.

Data type attributes

The following page provides details about the attributes included with this data type, their types in the different output formats, and other important metadata about them.

Record identifier

Identifies the record as a Header Record (type 10).

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), RECORD_IDENTIFIER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Integer

• Size: 2

• Multiplicity: [1]

Custodian name

Name of the data provider organisation.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CUSTODIAN_NAME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 40

• Multiplicity: [1]

Local custodian code

Unique identifier for the data provider code.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Integer

• Size: 4

• Multiplicity: [1]

Process date

The date on which the data supply was generated.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), PROCESS_DATE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Date

• Multiplicity: [1]

Volume number

The sequential number of the volume in the transfer set.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), VOLUME_NUMBER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Integer

• Size: 3

• Multiplicity: [1]

Entry date

Date of data entry for this volume.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), ENTRY_DATE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Date

• Multiplicity: [1]

Time stamp

Time of file creation in HH:MM:SS.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), TIME_STAMP (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: Time

• Multiplicity: [1]

Version

Version number of the product schema, for example, 1.0, 2.0.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), VERSION (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Data Type: char

• Size: 7

• Multiplicity: [1]

File type

States whether the data supply is a full supply or change only supply.

• Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), FILE_TYPE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)

• Size: 1

• Multiplicity: [1]