Services

Hub

a public information portal for presenting geospatial data at property level in an intuitive and accessible way

“Utilising the UPRN (unique property reference number) in Hub means the public get information tailored to their address. This is a much better method than a generalised postcode, which improves accuracy and reduces customer support.”

Three uses in one

Hub covers three key ways to share geospatial information:

Address-specific results. Find out bin collections, nearby planning applications and more.
Map discovery. Present a catalogue of all your published interactive maps (generated from XMAP) in one location.
Open data download. Promote citizen science and transparency by making key datasets available for download in multiple formats.

Address-specific results

It’s that classic issue where you can’t remember what bin you should be putting out. You go to the council website and you have to enter in your address again!

Hub has your address UPRN baked into the URL, so when you save that bookmark, your address is there every time.

These small differences breed confidence and satisfaction with your systems and service delivery.

Map Discovery

Hub brings together your catalogue of maps to help visitors find the map themes they’re interested in.

It’s perfectly valid to have these maps embedded in the relevant parts of your website, but it’s also convenient to bring them all together.

Open data download

Hub reads your cloud database and, through the XMAP admin panel, allows you to specify which layers you’d like made available as open data.

Our system then makes those layers available for download in multiple formats.

Hub has the security and performance to make sure no matter how popular datasets are, they don’t affect your corporate system.

Brand Consistency

Hub uses the latest GOV.UK Frontend Design, making sure it’s accessible for everyone.

We brand your Hub so it matches your main website, so the customer journey is smooth.

Hub utilises a subdomain of your domain, so it feels part of your main website.

Rock-solid uptime

Relying on a supplier to provide a critical service is scary. But Hub is built on rock-solid infrastructure, progressive code design and an efficient way of delivering data. This means it’s not only reliable, but fast.

We guarantee 99.9% uptime, but you’ll consistently get over 99.999%. That means you can sleep well over the holidays in December when Hub is used the most.