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Welcome Pointer® is the address database being developed for Northern Ireland with the joint support of Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland® (OSNI®), the Valuation & Lands Agency (VLA) and Royal Mail®, in conjunction with local councils. For the first time there is a common standardised address for every property in Northern Ireland. Each property has been allocated a unique reference number and geo-spatial coordinates to locate the property within Northern Ireland. Pointer will provide infrastructural support to private and public sector organisations alike. It will allow quick and accurate sharing and analysis of data and it will support a host of value added applications. Pointer has been created through a process of complex data matching and intensive ground validation of property addresses. You can now search for an address on Pointer by simply clicking on the Map Search icon opposite and setting up a user name. As well as providing Townland details, Ward, Parliamentary Constituency and Local Government district, you can also obtain the UPRN (unique property reference number) required for some property registration. NEW SERVICE - INFORMATION ON TOWNLANDS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE In conjunction with the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project, based in Queens University of Belfast, detailed information on townlands is now available. Click on the Townlands tab for more information. POINTER PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE Pointer products are now available - for further information please email info@pointer-ni.gov.uk Please provide us with your feedback If you have any comments on this website, or the data therein, please do not hesitate to email us at info@pointer-ni.gov.uk