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There a new service from GOV.UK called Get information about schools (GIAS), which replaces the EduBase service for educational professionals in England. The service supplies a register of educational establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Education. It provides information on establishments providing compulsory, higher and further education.
Please note that it is not currently possible to classify Welsh schools by type of establishment as this information is no longer provided in the GOV.UK service |
The Astun Data Services (ADS) EduBase Downloader essentially acts as a central repository for the Educational establishments data for England & Wales and, as the structure of the data has not changed, neither has this service. This links seamlessly with the iShare platform allowing educational information to be displayed on map layers.
Note: The ADS EduBase Downloader is only available to customers on iShare v4.4.6 or greater as it requires OGR 1.8 to connect to the WFS connection. |
The following steps outline how you can download the GIAS data and keep it up-to-date.
If you are using the Standard Layer type of OGC Layers then all you need to do now is to Configure your individual EduBase Layers in Studio.
If you are using Classic Layers, required for My House / My Nearest, then you will first need to update your .MAP file to include these new EduBase layers. See Update .MAP file for EduBase Classic Layers for details. Once the .MAP file has been updated you will be able to configure the EduBase Classic Layers via iShare Studio.