diff --git a/etl/README.md b/etl/README.md index 93554116..4dd2c931 100644 --- a/etl/README.md +++ b/etl/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Creating a Colouring London database from scratch -## Data loading +## Data downloading The scripts in this directory are used to extract, transform and load (ETL) the core datasets for Colouring London: @@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ for Colouring London: 1. Building geometries, sourced from Ordnance Survey MasterMap (Topography Layer) 1. Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs), sourced from Ordnance Survey AddressBase +To get the required datasets, you'll need to complete the following steps: + +1. Sign up for the Ordnance Survey [Data Exploration License](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/licensing-agreements/data-exploration-sign-up). You should receive an e-mail with a link to log in to the platform (this could take up to a week). +2. Navigate to https://orders.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/orders and click the button for: ✏️ Order. From here you should be able to click another button to add a product. +3. Drop a rectangle or Polygon over London and make the following selections, clicking the "Add to basket" button for each: + +![](screenshot/MasterMap.png) +

+ +![](screenshot/AddressBase.png) + +4. You should be then able to check out your basket and download the files + ## Prerequisites You should already have set up PostgreSQL and created a database. Make sure to create environment variables to use `psql` if you haven't already: