Nordisk addressem ø de 2007 på Fær ø erne Lande-rapport fra Island

1. Nordisk addressemøde 2007 på FærøerneLande-rapport fra Island Tryggvi Már Ingvarsson MSc Geomatic Engineer, tryggvi@fmr.is

2. Questions • What is the status of present address registration in Iceland? • What is the future vision?

3. Content • Iceland (in numbers & maps) • Current address system (law and regulations, stakeholders, repositories, responsibilities, entities & roles) • Drawbacks of present setup • Work in process (geocoding addresses, engineering central address repository) • Conclusion

4. Iceland - in numbers - • Land area: ~ 103.000 sq. km. • Population: ~ 305.000 • Capital: Reykjavík • Majority of the population living within 60 km of the capital (~75%) • 113.207 Addresses in the Real property DB (22.05.07)

5. Iceland - in maps / topography - Akureyri Reykjavík

6. Iceland in numbers- maps / addresses - Spatial distribution of real property addresses in Iceland

7. Current address system- law & regulations - • Planning & building act • Municipalities are the only authority that can create new addresses • Addresses are not specifically considered in the act and little regulation are existing on how addresses and what information should be registered • Standards • At present there is no standard in Iceland on how address should be registered

8. Current address system- stakeholders - • Municipalities • The Land Registry of Iceland • The National Register • Emergency services - 112 • Civil defence • Postal services • State internal revenues (Tax authorities) • Statistics Iceland • Road administration • Private sector (Loftmyndir/Map24, Samsýn) • ...

9. Current address system- repositories - • Several DB maintained with address info • Within the real property DB of LRI (text only) • Within the public register DB (text only) • Within the firm register DB (text only) • At the emergency service 112 (text+point) • By the postal office authorities (text + description) • At two private companies (text+point) • None of them is the official and they overlap considerably

10. Current address system-responsibilities - • Primary • Municipalities are responsible for creating addresses, registering in the RPDB and “þinglýsingu” at local land registry office • Secondary • National register, somewhat related to the RPDB but lives independant life • Postal offices, where you can find addresses outside the formal system (depending on how you define the term address)

11. Current address system- entities & roles - • Is an address a point or a place on a line? • All addresses are treated as points in Iceland • Addresses are considered like place names • As we don’t have an street master it is possible that addresses within the same street have differently spelled names (eg. Laugarvegur 6 & Laugavegur 8)

12. Current address system- entities & roles - • Address identifier • Unique, 7 digit ID assigned by LRI • Municipality name • Approved by the Ministry of social affairs • Municipality code • Allocated by the National registry • Municipality section code • Informal ID allocated by the LRI

13. Current address system- entities & roles - • Post codes • Created and maintained by the Postal Service • Have not been formally delimitated • Street name & house number • Decided by local municipality in urban plan • Parcel name • Decided by local municipality • Parcel ID • Issued by LRI

14. Drawbacks of present setup • Unconformity between different address systems • How addresses are spelled or abbreviated • The registered declension (nomative or dative?) • Handling of numbers and characters • Handling of anomalies • No defined workflow set - inconsistency • Property address vs. postal address • Overlapping repositories without defined boundaries • Much redundant work within the public sector • Spatial location often unknown

15. Work in process - geocoding addresses - • LRI is presently working with a private firm to geocode all addresses registered in the RPDB • 75% of all real properties have today been geo-coded • 97% of all homes, summerhouses and workspaces • From with 1st June 2007 will LRI be alone responsible for this address repository • This geoDB will server multiple roles for LRI • Point cadastre (a first step for real cadastre) • Mass appraisal (connecting sale contracts to location)

16. Work in process - engineering central address repository - • Main stakeholders have recently created a workgroup to achieve above goal • First task is to define the core registration entities of the system by identifying the shared commons • Other address system (residence, postal, real properties) will extend to this core • The common address repository will be maintained together by the LRI (management) and local municipalities (updating)

17. Work in process - engineering central address repository - • Spatial location will be integral attribute of the new system (not maintained separately) • The system is considered to be multipurpose, thus capable to serve all stakeholders • New addresses should be created simultaneously as building permit is issued • The concept of sub-addresses introduced to aid for registration of entrances of large buildings

18. Work in process - engineering central address repository - • Pricing is to be minimal (in accordance to new EU directive) to enhance uses of the repository • The conceptual design for the new system should be in place this autumn • The system it self is scheduled in early 2008 • Should be in full operation in 2009

19. Conclusion Q1. What is the status of present address registration in Iceland? • Several different address repositories • Lack of coordination between stakeholders • Redundancy of work and unconformity of data • Anomalies are common and difficult to manage between systems • Spatial dimension only newly introduced Q2. What is the future vision? • Common core address repository for all major stakeholders in Iceland • Spatial location will onwards be considered integral part of an address