This part of BS 7666 specifies the data to be maintained in a gazetteer of
streets, consistent with Part 0 of this standard. This enables different
users of street information to use the same data with consistency of
content, accuracy, currency and format. Different ways of referencing
a street are defined so that data can be accessed by street name,
description, route number, unique reference number or external crossreference.
This part of BS 7666 also specifies the means of representing the
geometry of the street in terms of coordinates. Three ways are allowed
for this with successive levels of detail:
a) by identifying the end points of a street, and representing the street
as a single line segment;
b) by breaking the street at its intermediate junctions to create a set
of constituent line segments, termed elementary street units;
c) by describing the course of each elementary street unit.
Each of these options is defined by a level of conformance to the
standard.
This part of BS 7666 is intended for use by those compiling street
gazetteers for purposes of highways and streetworks management,
property addressing and navigation. It does not provide a database
design or a transfer format.
This part of BS 7666 also specifies how additional information on Public
Rights of Way may be recorded. This only applies to England and Wales.
BS 7666-1:2006 Referenced Document
BS 7666-0 Spatial datasets for geographical referencing. Specification. General model for gazetteers and spatial referencing*， 2021-11-30 Update
BS ISO 639-2 Codes for the representation of the names of languages. Alpha-3 code
BS ISO 8601 Data elements and interchange formats. Information interchange. Representation of dates and times
BS 7666-1:2006 history
2019BS 7666-1:2019 Spatial datasets for geographical referencing. Specification for a street gazetteer
2006BS 7666-1:2006 Spatial datasets for geographical referencing - Specification for a street gazetteer
2000BS 7666-1:2000 Spatial data-sets for geographical referencing - Specification for a street gazetteer