GeoPlace Appoints New Head of Systems

London, 23 March 2012 - Radha Chandrasekaran has been appointed Head of Systems for GeoPlace LLP.  Radha will have a key role in the development of the National Street Gazetteer (NSG) and the National Address Gazetteer Database from which AddressBase products from Ordnance Survey are produced.

GeoPlace is a public sector limited liability partnership between the Local Government Association and Ordnance Survey. GeoPlace's role is to create and maintain the National Address Gazetteer Database and the National Street Gazetteer for England and Wales, providing definitive sources of publicly-owned spatial address and street data.

Radha’s responsibilities include overall management of the GeoPlace IT development team and its outputs, the management of all GeoPlace’s address and street data hubs together with the coordination and management of internal and external web applications.  Crucially, Radha will also work closely with the National Land and Property (NLPG), the NSG and National Address Gazetteer Database Custodians to enhance the services provided by GeoPlace to local authorities.

Very customer focussed, Radha has had over ten years’ experience in designing and developing high-end Geographic Information System (GIS) and Gazetteer Management solutions (GMS) in the UK.  She is highly skilled in the entire software development, support and training life cycle of GIS and Data Management solutions.  Radha has also had fifteen years’ experience in enterprise software development. 

National Address Gazetteer Database

The National Address Gazetteer database is managed by GeoPlace.  It brings together data from local authorities’ Local Land and Property Gazetteers (LLPGs) Ordnance Survey, Valuation Office Agency and Royal Mail. AddressBase™ products are produced from the National Address Gazetteer Database and made available by Ordnance Survey.  To find out how the National Address Gazetteer Database can make substantial savings for your organisation, please visit www.geoplace.co.uk

List of project partners

Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Bath & North East Somerset Council, North Somerset Council, Avon and Somerset Police Authority, Avon Fire and Rescue Services, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Great Western Ambulance Service, NHS Bath and North East Somerset Trust, NHS Bristol, NHS South Gloucestershire and North Somerset PCT

GeoPlace

GeoPlace is a public sector limited liability partnership between the Local Government Association and Ordnance Survey.  GeoPlace’s role is to create and maintain the National Address Gazetteer Database and the National Street Gazetteer for England and Wales, the definitive sources of publicly-owned spatial address and street data. Through agreement with Scotland’s Improvement Service Company, the plan is to extend coverage to Scotland.

Local Government Association

The Local Government Association is a political organisation that is run by its members. The LGA always strives to agree a common cross-party position on issues and to speak with one voice on behalf of local government.  It aims to set the political agenda and speak in the national media on the issues that matter to council members.

Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey is Great Britain’s national mapping agency, providing the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data, relied on by government, business and individuals. Ordnance Survey utilises the National Address Gazetteer Database to create the AddressBase range of products which are available for use in both the public and commercial sectors.