A geospatial dataset containing all Unique Street Reference Numbers (USRNs) from the OS MasterMap Highways Network with simplified line geometry. USRNs are the authoritative, persistent identifiers for every street, road, and path in Great Britain. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.
Use Cases
- Link disparate datasets about streets and roads based on the authoritative USRN identifier.
- Visualize the location and extent of streets in Great Britain based on the simplified line geometry.
- Manage and reference highway assets consistently across systems using the persistent USRN.
- Integrate street data from different sources by using the USRN as a common join key.
Strengths
- Contains the authoritative identifier for all streets and roads in Great Britain.
- Provides a simplified geometry for each street, enabling visualization.
- USRNs are designed to be persistent, supporting long-term data linkage.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count, file formats, and license details are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Derived from the OS MasterMap Highways Network.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Geography
- Great Britain