Ordnance Survey commits to open data address sharing - Government Computing Network

"UPRN details will be provided on royalty free basis to support public sector service innovation, while UK meets with other countries to share open data progress   Ordnance Survey (OS) will begin providing location data in the form of Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) on a royalty free basis in a move designed to support open data agendas at a central and local government level. Alongside GeoPlace and the Improvement Service, OS said it will now allow customers using the AddressBase location intelligence products to share the information with the public and private sectors in order to openly encourage innovation and service development. Similar to a National Insurance number for an individual, or an ISBN reference assigned to all published books, the UPRN identifies an individual UK spatial address that can be used to link multiple information data sets about specific properties in Britain ..."