The Gazetteer Management Settings window allows you to set up all parameters of the system.
Gazetteer Defaults
This tab allows you to set up the general information about your organisation organization and data custodian which will be transferred to GeoPlace by DTF metadata.
Street Gazetteer Defaults
This tab allows you to set up the general information about the Local Street Gazetteer data custodian which will be transferred to GeoPlace by DTF metadata.
UI Settings
This tab allows you to control how the User Interface works.
- Query tolerance in pixels - this parameter controls the radius of the active area around your mouse cursor when inspecting records
- Panel open at startup - controls which side pane will be opened when you log into the application
- Table open at startup - controls if the table pane underneath the map view ought to be open when you log into the application
- New Street USRN - controls whether the New Street USRN is editable or not
- Hide parishes - hides the parishes boundaries
- Hide town name - hides town names labels
- Startup Viewport - allows you to set up at which location and at what zoom level the map will open when you log into the application. You can either manually type in the X and Y of the map centre as well as the scale or you can pan and zoom the map to the desired location and then click "Use current viewport" button.
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USRN and UPRN Ranges
Here you can set up the UPRN and USRN allocated ranges . You can also learn what the next UPRN and USRN numbers will be or set them manually.
XRef Sources
Here you can configure the sources of cross-reference information which you will be using adding to the BLPU records. You can add new sources to the bottom of the list.
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This tab consists of two configuration function which are used after initial data upload to refresh various application internal counters and align them with the imported data. This These functions are invoked by StatMap staff after the initial data load.
Hub Details
To enable daily upload of LLPG COU files to GeoPlaca FTP hub, you will have to provide the following details:
- Address - this is the GeoPlace FTP hub URL (e.g.: ftp://ftp.nlpg.org.uk)
- UserName - the GeoPlace FTP hub credentials login
- Password - the GeoPlace FTP hub credentials password
- Upload Dir - folder on the FTP site where COU files ought to be placed for processing
- Report Dir - folder where GeoPlace uploades uploads monthly data quality reports
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Users can also disable the uploads entirely.
A list of the latest submissions is available at the bottom of the window.
