Geospatial-data

This study aims to link CHI (Community Health Index) and UPRN (Unique Property Reference Number) to more precisely understand the context and environment in which people live, such as better understanding households.

We are delighted to announce that ADR Scotland has provided funding1 to Public Health Scotland (PHS) to ensure that a new CHI-UPRN Residential Linkage (CURL) dataset will be created in 2023, and then updated every six months.

Geospatial data is data about locations or place. It includes information about features or attributes of the location.

Chris Dibben, Director of SCADR, worked closely with Public Health Scotland to allow households and their precise geographic location to be identified in health and other datasets by linking Community Health Index (CHI) and Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN). This new residential linkage - ...