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1、BRITISH STANDARD BS 7666-3: 1994 Spatial data-sets for geographical referencing Part 3: Specification for addresses UDC 656.851:681.3.04 Licensed Copy: London South Bank University, London South Bank University, Fri Dec 08 10:23:35 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS 7666-3:1994 This Briti
2、sh Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Information Systems Technology Standards Policy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on 15 June 1994 BSI 01-1999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committ
3、ee reference IST/36 Draft for comment 93/652955 DC ISBN 0 580 23189 5 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Information Systems Technology Standards Policy Committee (IST/-) to Technical Committee IST/36, upon which the followi
4、ng bodies were represented: Advanced Technology Marine Systems Association for Geographic Information BAe Sema Ltd. Babtie, Shaw and Morton Consulting Engineers Berkshire County Council British Computer Society British Gas plc CAM Ltd. Cambridgeshire County Council Department of the Environment Digi
5、tal Equipment Co. Ltd. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Science Research Institute Laser-Scan Ltd. Local Government Management Board Logica UK Ltd. Military Survey National Joint Utilities Group NERC Unit for Thematic Information Services (NUTIS) Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey of N
6、orthern Ireland Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors University of Edinburgh Amendments issued since publication Amd. No.DateComments Licensed Copy: London South Bank University, London South Bank University, Fri Dec 08 10:23:35 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS 7666-3:1994 BSI 01-19
7、99i Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword ii Section 1. General 1.1Scope 1 1.2References 1 1.3Definitions 1 1.4Conventions 2 Section 2. The basis of addresses 2.1The context for addresses 4 2.2The basic data model 5 2.3The fields of an address record 8 Annex A (informative
8、) Examples of major address applications (national) 9 Annex B (normative) Conurbations for administrative area names 10 Annex C (normative) Postal addresses 11 Annex D (informative) Example addresses 16 Annex E (informative) Bibliography 17 Figure 1 Explanation of figure conventions 3 Figure 2 Relat
9、ionships between the fundamental entities 4 Figure 3 Basic data model for addressing 6 Figure C.1 The data model for addressing 13 Table 1 Address fields 8 Table C.1 General address fields 13 List of references Inside back cover Licensed Copy: London South Bank University, London South Bank Universi
10、ty, Fri Dec 08 10:23:35 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS 7666-3:1994 ii BSI 01-1999 Foreword This Part of BS 7666 has been prepared under the direction of the Information Systems Technology Standards Policy Committee. It has been developed from a draft prepared for IST/36 by the Address
11、 Standard Working Party, sponsored by the Local Authorities Geographic Information Advisory Group through the Local Government Management Board. BS 7666 comprises three Parts: Part 1: Specification for a Street Gazetteer; Part 2: Specification for a Land and Property Gazetteer; Part 3: Specification
12、 for addresses. Parts 1 and 2 specify references for particular basic items of geographic data, and introduce the requirement for addressing. Part 1 specifies a unique alphanumeric code for a street, and specifies that a street has to be located by a maximum of three location fields. Part 2 specifie
13、s a unique alphanumeric code for a basic land and property unit (BLPU) and a reference to a street. This Part of BS 7666 specifies a general address structure. Addresses are widely used for the following: a) to reference particular objects of interest; b) to access and deliver to locations; c) to ag
14、gregate data by spatial location. The role of address services is extensive and comprises substantial investments and commercial activity. Details of the background to the development of the specification can be found in the references listed in the bibliography (Annex E). The most common form of ad
15、dress is the postal address. This is used widely to identify objects that have mail delivery points. The Postcode is a proprietary system, devised by Royal Mail and used by them for the primary purpose of delivering mail and by postal customers to ensure the speedy and accurate delivery of their mai
16、l. While postal address and Postcode are used for many additional purposes such as aggregation of spatial data, they apply only to buildings and organizations that receive mail. There are many other objects which also require addressing. Basic addresses take either of two forms, as follows: 1) a des
17、cription, based on recognizable names of objects, and locations; 2) an alphanumeric code which uniquely identifies a real world object and locates it either directly (for example by a grid reference) or indirectly (for example by a street reference number). This Part of BS 7666 will enable the const
18、ruction of an address for the purposes of referencing a location for a range of geographic objects and the interchange of address-based data. It has been assumed in the drafting of this British Standard that the execution of its provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced peop
19、le. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document compri
20、ses a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages 1 to 18, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover. Licensed Copy: London
21、 South Bank University, London South Bank University, Fri Dec 08 10:23:35 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS 7666-3:1994 BSI 01-19991 Section 1. General 1.1 Scope This Part of BS 7666 specifies a model and structure for an address. The purpose of an address is to provide a description of
22、a real world object by reference to its location within Great Britain. This provides a unique label for the object, so that it may be identified and located. The address is concerned with the labelling of an object, rather than the object itself. Annex A lists examples of national applications of ad
23、dress-based data classified by major business sectors, including local government, which is both a major user and supplier of address information. This Part of BS 7666 describes the classes of objects for which an address may be constructed in this way, and provides a means whereby a secondary range
24、 of objects may be similarly referenced. These objects are termed addressable objects. This Part of BS 7666 provides a nationally consistent means of structuring address-based information, by providing definitions for the components of address structures covering entities, objects and their referenc
25、ing and specifying a standard basic structure in terms of data, definitions, tables, fields and examples. Its application will enable the exchange of address-based data and aggregation of other data related to it. It is not explicitly intended for defining an address for the purposes of postal deliv
26、ery. NOTEThe Royal Mail postal address format and Postcode structure are used for postal addressing. A postal address is a routeing instruction for Royal Mail staff, not a description of geographical or administrative locality. It contains only the minimum information necessary to effect secure deli
27、very. The Postcode is an abbreviated form of the postal address. The maximum dimensions of the postal address and its locations on forms, for the purposes of standardizing its presentation and structure, are specified in ISO 11180. This Part of BS 7666 is not a specification for a database of addres
28、ses. Annex B gives a list of allowable instances of conurbation names for the purposes of addressing. Annex C gives an extended data model for addresses showing how the Royal Mail address fits in. Annex D gives some example addresses. 1.2 References 1.2.1 Normative references This Part of BS 7666 in
29、corporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are made at the appropriate places in the text and the cited publications are listed on the inside back cover. For dated references, only the edition cited applies; any subsequent amendments to
30、or revisions of the cited publication apply to this Part of BS 7666 only when incorporated in the reference by amendment or revision. For undated references, the latest edition of the cited publication applies, together with any amendments. 1.2.2 Informative references This Part of BS 7666 refers to
31、 other publications that provide information or guidance. Editions of these publications current at the time of issue of this standard are listed on the inside back cover, but reference should be made to the latest editions. 1.3 Definitions For the purposes of this Part of BS 7666, the definitions g
32、iven in BS 7666-1:1993 and BS 7666-2:1994 apply together with the following. 1.3.1 address a means of referencing an object for the purposes of unique identification and location 1.3.2 addressable object a real-world object that has a fixed location and may be identified and referenced by means of o
33、ne or more addresses NOTEAn addressable object may also be identified by a national grid reference. Where a Postcode has been assigned by the Royal Mail, the combination of the current Postcode and house number will also identify an addressable object. 1.3.3 administrative area a geographic area tha
34、t may be either: a) a highest level local administrative area, which may be either a County, a Metropolitan District or a Scottish Region; or b) a conurbation; or c) an island or island group. Licensed Copy: London South Bank University, London South Bank University, Fri Dec 08 10:23:35 GMT+00:00 20
35、06, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS 7666-3:1994 2 BSI 01-1999 Section 1 1.3.4 basic land and property unit a fundamental areal unit having homogeneous properties in the context of any required theme such as administrative responsibility or ownership, as specified in BS 7666-2 1.3.5 conurbation a large
36、 urban area formed where towns have spread and merged NOTEConurbations generally correspond to the old Metropolitan Counties. Allowable instances of conurbation for the purposes of addressing are given in Annex B. 1.3.6 designated street name a name for a street that has been allocated by a street n
37、aming authority 1.3.7 locality a neighbourhood, suburb, district, village, estate, settlement or parish that may form part of a town, or stand in its own right within the context of an administrative area NOTEWhere an industrial estate contains streets it is defined as a locality in its own right. 1
38、.3.8 postcode unit a group of addressable objects defined by the Royal Mail for the purposes of delivery of mail 1.3.9 primary addressable object an addressable object that can be addressed without reference to another addressable object NOTEFlats or maisonettes within large buildings or tower block
39、s may be considered as primary addressable objects if the name of the building or tower block does not form a necessary part of the address. 1.3.10 secondary addressable object an addressable object that is addressed by reference to a primary addressable object NOTEA secondary addressable object may
40、 be within the same premises, as in the case of a flat within a house. Alternatively, it may be in a different building as in the case of “The Outpatients Department, Addenbrookes Hospital”. 1.3.11 street the whole or part of any highway, road, lane, footpath, square, court, alley or passage irrespe
41、ctive of whether it is a thoroughfare or not 1.3.12 street description a description, allocated by a street naming authority, used to identify a street that does not have a designated street name 1.3.13 street name alias an alternative name used in addition to the designated street name for the exac
42、t same street 1.3.14 street number a road or route number allocated to a street by the Department of Transport, Scottish Office, Welsh Office or the local highway authority 1.3.15 town either: a) a city or town that is not a conurbation; or b) a suburb of a conurbation that does not form part of ano
43、ther town; or c) a London district. 1.3.16 unofficial street name a name by which a street is known, but which has not been designated by a street naming authority 1.4 Conventions The concepts, terminology and diagramming standards used in this Part of BS 7666 are based on the Structured Systems Ana
44、lysis and Design Method in accordance with BS 7738 for logical data modelling. Entities are denoted by boxes. Boxes within a box are used to show that one entity is a sub-type of another (super-type). For example, in Figure 3, primary addressable object and secondary addressable object are sub-types
45、 of addressable object. Hence both primary addressable object and secondary addressable object inherit the two relationships to address and Postcode unit. The conventions shown in Figure 1 apply in figures to identify relationships. NOTEIf two or more relationships are defined for an entity type, on
46、ly one relationship can exist at any one time. This is shown by an “exclusion arc” drawn so as to cross the lines representing the relationships that are exclusive. Licensed Copy: London South Bank University, London South Bank University, Fri Dec 08 10:23:35 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) B
47、SI BS 7666-3:1994 BSI 01-19993 Section 1 Figure 1 Explanation of figure conventions Licensed Copy: London South Bank University, London South Bank University, Fri Dec 08 10:23:35 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS 7666-3:1994 4 BSI 01-1999 Section 2. The basis of addresses 2.1 The context
48、 for addresses NOTE 1Addresses are developed within a context. Great Britain divides into administrative counties and conurbations or, in Scotland, Regions and Islands. Within these are towns and localities. Streets may lie within a locality, a town or a county. A number of different types of real w
49、orld object may have addresses constructed within this context. Those real world objects for which an address may be constructed shall be termed addressable objects. An addressable object may have one or more addresses; each such address shall uniquely identify an addressable object. An addressable object shall be either a primary addressable object or a secondary addressable object. A primary addressable object shall be a single entity that is addressed directly via a street, locality, town or administrative area. Primary addressable objects shall include