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Ian David, formally with Bridgend County Borough Council has been announced as the winner of the GeoPlace Peer Award for 2018.
Ian joined Mid Glamorgan County Council (MGCC) in 1987 and worked as a technician in the forward planning section of Highways Department, where he encountered GIS and mapping for the first time professionally. Ian moved to the MGCC Area Surveyor team in 1990 as a Public Utilities Street Works Act inspector. He continued in this role through local government re-organisation in 1996 until 1999 when he was promoted to Streetworks manger. During the period 1990 to 1999, the introduction of the new Roads and Streetworks Act had a massive impact/culture change in the streetworks industry and Ian was heavily involved and at the forefront of its implementation not just in Wales but throughout the UK.
Ian has worked in the streets and streetworks area for many years and his knowledge and experience will be sorely missed. He alternated being Welsh Regional Custodian Street Chair and Deputy since the early 2000s and has been involved and made valuable contributions to many local government and GeoPlace related working groups, providing invaluable input around Welsh issues and dual languages and was responsible recently for developing the chairs update bulletin which has improved communications with the community.
As well as his work within the GeoPlace streets community, Ian has been a leading member of JAG(UK). He recently received an award from JAG(UK) for his outstanding knowledge and commitment to through his work on legislation, regulations and codes of practice for the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and Traffic Management Act 2004. He has played a key role as Chair of County Surveyors Society Wales, the Welsh branch of JAG(UK) and Welsh HAUC. Ian led the Inspection Fees working group and most notably worked on the formula for calculating the current fee structure.
Ian has always represented Bridgend Council, Wales and JAG(UK) with honour and professionalism, his knowledge, work and personal commitment have greatly benefited colleagues throughout the UK, particularly those in Wales.
Nominated by their fellow Authority Address and/or Street Custodians in England and Wales, the Peer Award aims to reward contribution to the community, or achievement within an authority.
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About GeoPlace
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GeoPlace is a world class expert in address and street information management, working internationally as well as in the UK to help our partners and customers maximise the value of their spatial information for better decision making.
GeoPlace maintains a national infrastructure that supports the address and street information needs of the public and private sectors. Its work relies heavily on close working relationships with every local authority in England and Wales. This relationship has been developed over 15 years, to build the National Address Gazetteer infrastructure and National Street Gazetteer. Ordnance Survey develops the range of AddressBase products from the National Address Gazetteer and OS MasterMap Highways Network from the NSG. Both datasets underpin efficient and effective services, bringing direct service delivery benefits to users.
The Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) and the Unique Street Reference Number (USRN) are the unique identifiers for every addressable location and street in Great Britain. They are created by local authorities who have the statutory authority to name and number every street and property and Ordnance Survey who identify objects on the landscape which may otherwise not attract an address.
These unique reference numbers link datasets together and share information with other organisations who also use them. They provide a comprehensive, complete and consistent identifier throughout a property's life cycle â from planning permission or street naming through to demolition.
