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Acacia
'Acacia' was a work programme involving a number of organisations holding extensive property data and address information: the Valuation Office Agency, Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, Ordnance Survey, Local Government Information House and Royal Mail. The programme considered how to join up these data sources to form one, accurate, up-to-date and readily accessible national infrastructure of addresses, along with related mapping and property information. The work was completed in June 2004.
Valuation Office Agency website: Acacia Programme - Final Reports.

ACORN Neighbourhood Classification
ACORN stands for 'A Classification of Residential Neighbourhood' and is a geodemographic classification using census and other data to classify postcodes into neighbourhood categories. The classification has been developed by the marketing-data firm CACI.

ADDRESS-POINT®
ADDRESS-POINT® is an Ordnance Survey product providing locational information for every postal address in Great Britain.
Ordnance Survey website: Further information.

All Fields Postcode Directory (AFPD)
ONS Geography's All Fields Postcode Directory (AFPD) was replaced by the National Statistics Postcode Directory (NSPD) in March 2006. The NSPD lists all postcodes in the United Kingdom and assigns them to a range of administrative, health, electoral and other geographies. It is a key product for anyone needing to relate postcodes to statutory areas.
Full product information.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
41 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) have been established in England and Wales to conserve and enhance the landscape in areas that have distinctive character and natural beauty, but which have not been designated as national parks.
Association for AONBs website: Further information, including a map.

Area of Residence Classification Manual
ONS Geography's Area of Residence Classification Manual lists the names and codes of the electoral wards/divisions (by local authority) occurring in each health authority across the UK.
This product has now been superseded by the Ward:Health Matrix.

Assisted Area
Assisted Areas are those areas of Great Britain where regional aid may be granted under European Community law. Assisted areas are categorised into 3 levels (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3) depending on the form of aid that may be given.
GRA website: Further information on assisted areas.

Association for Geographic Information (AGI)
AGI is a non-commercial organisation representing users and vendors of Geographic Information (GI) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It aims to encourage the use of GI and GIS in both public and private sectors, and does so by producing various publications and arranging meetings and seminars across the country, as well as its annual conference and trade exhibition. AGI plays a key role in developing and implementing GI standards and is involved in many important geographic initiatives in the UK.
AGI website: Further information.

This page last revised: Thursday, 15 June 2006