The document discusses Open Geography, which aims to design and deliver geospatial data around the needs of statistical users. Open Geography provides customers with feedback opportunities, query responses, and dissemination of geography codes, names, boundaries, and postcode directories. It aims to cater to different user experiences through its Open Geography portal and Linked Data portal. The portal was created by Matt Jinman, a novice web designer, using the Open Data V2 site editor and custom code to meet user requirements. Several use cases are presented that utilize Open Geography data. The future involves improved data discovery through Open Geography and linked data.

1. Claire Dawson/Matt Jinman
ONS Geography
Open Geography as a concept:
building spatial statistics around
users
@ONSGeography
ONSgeography@ons.gov.uk

2. Open Geography is…….
the principle that our geospatial data are designed and
delivered with the requirements of the statistical community
right at its core

3. What is ‘Open Geography’?
Open
Geography
Customers
Dissemination
Products
Data
•Feedback
•Customer Queries
•Consultations
•Geography Services User Forum
•Open Geography portal
•Linked Data portal
•Discover, View, Download
•Codes and Names
•Postcode directories
•Boundaries
•Lookups
•Presentational Guidance
•Services (APIs)
•Quality Assurance
•Metadata

4. Catering for a different user experience
Geography Name Date of Op Date of
Term
Status Area Entity Owner OA LAD
E05003247 Kendal Castle 01/01/2009 N/A Live 271.77 E05 DCLG E00097846 E07000031
E05003248 Kendal Far Cross 01/01/2009 N/A Live 169.57 E05 DCLG E00097852 E07000031
E05003249 Kendal Fell 01/01/2009 N/A Live 141.71 E05 DCLG E00079859 E07000031
E05003250 Kendal Heron Hill 01/01/2009 N/A Live 57.79 E05 DCLG E00097871 E07000031
E05003251 Kendal Highgate 01/01/2009 N/A Live 74.43 E05 DCLG E00097865 E07000031
E05003252 Kendal Kirkland 01/01/2009 N/A Live 41.91 E05 DCLG E00097885 E07000031
E05003253 Kendal Mintsfeet 01/01/2009 N/A Live 187.86 E05 DCLG E00097982 E07000031
E05003254 Kendal Nether 01/01/2009 N/A Live 84.02 E05 DCLG E00097873 E07000031
E05003255 Kendal Oxenholme and Natland 01/01/2009 N/A Live 508.61 E05 DCLG E00097906 E07000031
E05003256 Kendal Parks 01/01/2009 N/A Live 60.82 E05 DCLG E00097912 E07000031
E05003257 Kendal Romney 01/01/2009 N/A Live 64.11 E05 DCLG E00097866 E07000031
E05003258 Kendal Stonecross 01/01/2009 N/A Live 72.08 E05 DCLG E00097867 E07000031
E05003259 Kendal Strickland 01/01/2009 N/A Live 70.60 E05 DCLG E00097926 E07000031
Code History Database
Standard
Area
Measurement
Register of
Geographic
Codes
National
Statistics
Postcode Lookup
Open Geography
portal and Linked
data portal

6. Little bit of background…
• Matt Jinman
• Products and Data Manager in ONS Geography
• I’m a novice web designer and had no prior knowledge
of Bootstrap webpage coding.
• The Open Geography portal was my first ever website.

7. Quick Survey
• So a quick show of hands, how many have
seen or used the Open Geography portal?

8. Quick Survey
• OK so how many have seen our Open
Geography portal V2.0?
To the demo….

9. Summary
• The site editor for Open Data V2 is great for the
beginner and novice web builder
• A combination of Open Data V2 site editor features and
the addition of my custom code ensures we will meet
our user requirements….. WE HOPE
• But user feedback is great so let us know what you think

11. How? – ReferralsWho? – Service Providers

12. Where?

14. Use Case: Open Geography Portal
Use NS Postcode Lookup to
show grant destinations by
different geographies
Department of Energy & Industrial Strategy

15. Index of Multiple Deprivation analysis of the Peak District - David Alexander
Peak District National Park Authority
Use Case: Open Geography Portal
http://dgalexander.github.io/2016-07-15-IMD_PDNP/
Using boundaries from the
portal and IMD data for
analysis

16. Camden Council Open Data portal – https://opendata.camden.gov.uk
Use Case: Open Geography Portal
Combining postcode
and names and codes
data

17. Central Government - Ministry of Justice –
https://github.com/ministryofjustice/postcodeinfo
Use Case: Open Geography Portal
Combining data from
the NSPL, OS
Addressbase and DCLG
LA codes to build a free
and open postcode
lookup

18. The future
Statistics &
Geography
Data Discovery
http://digitalblog.ons.gov.uk/category/data-discovery/

19. http://digitalblog.ons.gov.uk/category/data-discovery/

20. Claire Dawson/Matt Jinman
ONS Geography Products and Services Managers
Tel: 01329 444007 E-Mail: ONSGeography@ons.gsi.gov.uk
@ONSgeography
Open Geography: http://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/
Linked Data: http://statistics.data.gov.uk