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Updates

IA National Data Service – February 2024 Update

Children & Young People Key Stage 2 data was updated on 1st March with data now available up to 2023. Crime Crime data (Dec 2023) was updated on 13th of February. Economy & Employment Universal Credit data was updated on 7th of February (with an update for Nov 2023 and data for Dec 2023)  and … Continue reading IA National Data Service – February 2024 Update

IA National Data Service – January 2024 Update

This update covers December 2023 and January 2024. Children & Young People Free School Meal data detailing pupil eligibility over a prior 6 year period was added on 2nd January. Data has been added from the 2015/16 school year through to 2022/23. Crime Crime data (Nov 2023) was updated on 5th of January. Economy & Employment Universal … Continue reading IA National Data Service – January 2024 Update

IA National Data Service – December 2023 Update

This update covers multiple months: August Datasets that received updates: Low Income Families Health – fixes Crime Note on Crime – there have been some issues with the source data requiring additional processing checks. We aim to bring this dataset up to date in December. September Datasets that received updates: Universal Credit (August + July … Continue reading IA National Data Service – December 2023 Update

IA National Data Service – July 2023 Update

Crime Crime data (May 2023) was updated on 14th of July. Economy & Employment Claimant Count for May (updated) and June (new) was updated on 11th of July. Universal Credit for May (updated) and June (new) was updated on 11th of July. Except for the employment status based indicators which are available until May (new) … Continue reading IA National Data Service – July 2023 Update

IA National Data Service – June 2023 Update

Crime Crime data (Apr 2023) was updated on 14th of June. Economy & Employment Claimant Count (May 2023) was updated on 14th of June. Universal Credit (May 2023) was updated on 14th of June. Housing The Household vacant dwelling data was updated on 19th of June.

IA National Data Service – May 2023 Update

Crime Crime data (Mar 2023) was updated on 16th of May. A further update was then made the following week to resolve a numerator/denominator issue that was causing problems in reports with data aggregations used in the Custom Area Reporter. Economy & Employment Claimant Count (April 2023) was updated on 18th of May. Universal Credit … Continue reading IA National Data Service – May 2023 Update

IA National Data Service – April 2023 Update

Crime Crime data (Feb 2023) was updated on 5th of April. Economy & Employment Claimant Count (March 2023) was updated on 22nd of April. Universal Credit (March 2023) was updated on 24th of April. Annual Population Survey (Jan-Dec 2022) was updated on 24th of April (still no occupation or industry data update, annual qualification data … Continue reading IA National Data Service – April 2023 Update

IA National Data Service – March 2023 Update

Wards 2022 The core ward geography in the National Data Service was updated to the 2022 definition of wards on 21st of March. Crime Monthly update to Crime data. Economy & Employment Monthly update to People in Universal Credit and Claimant Count. Education KS2 was updated on 10th of March. KS4 was updated on 10th … Continue reading IA National Data Service – March 2023 Update

IA National Data Service – 2022 Wards

Last updated: 23rd of March 2023 The ward geography in the National Data Service has been updated to 2022 wards and we have started progressively rolling this change out to customers’ data catalogs. We expect this process to be completed by the end of this month. For InstantAtlas Data Observatory customers, this means that it … Continue reading IA National Data Service – 2022 Wards

IA National Data Service – January 2023 Update

Census 2021 The data from the UK armed forces veterans topic was published on 14th of January. Please read this post for more information. Economy & Employment People in Universal Credit (September 2022) was updated on 13th of January. Claimant Count (September 2022) was updated on 30th of January. Annual Population Survey, ASHE, Business Counts, … Continue reading IA National Data Service – January 2023 Update

Tips & Tricks

InstantAtlas integration with Power BI

This article describes how to use data from the InstantAtlas National Data Service in Microsoft Power BI. The National Data Service is delivered as ArcGIS Online feature layers. The steps for using data in ArcGIS in Power BI are described here. It is possible to use the steps in the Appendix to bring data from … Continue reading InstantAtlas integration with Power BI

Updates

IA National Data Service – Census 2021 – Demography and Migration Topic

Last updated: 21st of December 2022 The National Data Service has been updated with the data from the Demography and migration topic summary from Census 2021. This adds nearly 1,500 new indicators to the service, with data available at the geographies it has been published for by ONS: Country Region Upper Tier Local Authority Lower … Continue reading IA National Data Service – Census 2021 – Demography and Migration Topic

IA National Data Service – Census 2021 first results

The first results of Census 2021 were added to the National Data Service on 4th July 2022 and are now available for viewing. This brand new set of around 140 indicators can be found in the the Population theme, under a Census 2021 subtheme. This dataset combines the first release results for 2021 – available … Continue reading IA National Data Service – Census 2021 first results

Tips & Tricks

How to embed InstantAtlas apps into your website

The purpose of this post is to provide the necessary information for embedding InstantAtlas apps into a website. Colour is used to explain the code below – if you have difficulty distinguishing the colours used please contact support@instantatlas.com and we will find an alternative. The actual creation of the apps in the first place is … Continue reading How to embed InstantAtlas apps into your website

Updates

IA Data Catalog – 31 July 2020 Release Notes

The latest version of InstantAtlas Data Catalog (version 2.1.3) is now available at https://hub.instantatlas.com/. Enhancements: ArcGIS JavaScript API migrated to version 4.x Web Map Builder uses smartMapping module(s) from API throughout Web Map Builder now has a new option to allow proportional symbols for count data (user option). This option is available from the ellipsis … Continue reading IA Data Catalog – 31 July 2020 Release Notes

IA Data Catalog – 20 April 2020 Release Notes

The latest version of InstantAtlas Data Catalog (version 2.1.0) is now available at https://hub.instantatlas.com/. Enhancements: Improved update process for indicators supplied by the InstantAtlas National Data Service but referenced in a customer-managed catalog/master table. Improved (more fine-grained) error checking in the Inspector tool New “Repair” functionality in the Inspector tool to allow repair of common … Continue reading IA Data Catalog – 20 April 2020 Release Notes

IA Data Catalog – 8 August 2019 Release Notes

The latest version of InstantAtlas Data Catalog (version 2.0.2) is now available at https://hub.instantatlas.com/. Bug fixes Fix for importing data from a feature service where only indicators with >= 2 dates were shown Fix for metadata insert/update and ability to add instance-level metadata Fix for access to tools/pages for non-admins in an organisation Fix so … Continue reading IA Data Catalog – 8 August 2019 Release Notes

IA Data Catalog – 18 June 2019 Release Notes

The latest version of InstantAtlas Data Catalog (version 2.0.0) is now available at https://hub.instantatlas.com/. This version is a major release designed to improve the user experience, address a number of bugs, deliver significant speed improvements and to add support for ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal alongside ArcGIS Online. New features The Web Map Builder tool can now produce … Continue reading IA Data Catalog – 18 June 2019 Release Notes

Tips & Tricks

Using InstantAtlas Report Builder to create a report based on the Data Catalog US example data

Contents Overview This resource is for someone that has read the Getting started with the InstantAtlas Data Catalog using US example data article and would now like to use Report Builder to create a report based on that data. Creating the report The first step is to sign in to Report Builder. From the Data … Continue reading Using InstantAtlas Report Builder to create a report based on the Data Catalog US example data

Getting started with the InstantAtlas Data Catalog using US example data

Contents Overview You may have just taken out a trial of the Data Catalog app in the ArcGIS Marketplace and are wondering what this app is all about. Alternatively, you or the administrator of your organisational ArcGIS Online account may have purchased a subscription of the Data Catalog app and you are now wondering where … Continue reading Getting started with the InstantAtlas Data Catalog using US example data

How to add data for new indicators to a new core layer in a data catalog

Related posts: This article is particularly aimed at clients that use the InstantAtlas National Data Service and wish to add their own new indicators and core layers to their existing Data Catalog. It is assumed that you have already followed the instructions on the Data Catalog | National Data Service Integration page. Before carrying out … Continue reading How to add data for new indicators to a new core layer in a data catalog

How to add data for existing indicators to a new core layer in a data catalog

Related posts: This article is particularly aimed at clients that use the InstantAtlas National Data Service. Before carrying out any of the steps described below, we recommend that you read the full article to make sure that you have a clear understanding of the entire process. You should make a plan of what you need … Continue reading How to add data for existing indicators to a new core layer in a data catalog

How to add data for existing indicators to an additional (existing) core layer in a data catalog

Related posts: This article is particularly aimed at clients that use the InstantAtlas National Data Service. Before carrying out any of the steps described below, we recommend that you read the full article to make sure that you have a clear understanding of the entire process. You should make a plan of what you need … Continue reading How to add data for existing indicators to an additional (existing) core layer in a data catalog

How to add a new date to existing indicators in a data catalog

Related posts: This article is particularly aimed at clients that use the InstantAtlas National Data Service and describes how to add a new date to existing indicators in a data catalog. Before carrying out any of the steps described below, we recommend that you read the full article to make sure that you have a … Continue reading How to add a new date to existing indicators in a data catalog

How to add new indicators to existing core layers of a data catalog

Related posts: This article is particularly aimed at clients that use the InstantAtlas National Data Service and wish to add their own new indicators to their existing Data Catalog. It is assumed that you have already followed the instructions on the Data Catalog | National Data Service Integration page. Before carrying out any of the … Continue reading How to add new indicators to existing core layers of a data catalog

Updates

IA Data Explorer 2.2.0 – 29 Sep 2023 Release Notes

List of changes Filter modal window When the Filter button on the Data Explorer home page is clicked, the filter modal window now opens instantly. Prior to this update, this window could take 10 seconds or more to appear. Decimal places Up until this update, the Data Explorer had no capability to enforce a consistent … Continue reading IA Data Explorer 2.2.0 – 29 Sep 2023 Release Notes

IA Data Explorer 2.1.0 – 10 May 2022 Release Notes

List of changes Ordering of indicators We have improved the order in which the Data Explorer will display indicators from the National Data Service on initial load and when it is filtered to a theme (with no search term). Prior to this change, indicators in different themes were ending up with an identical score for … Continue reading IA Data Explorer 2.1.0 – 10 May 2022 Release Notes

IA Data Explorer – 10 July 2020 Release Notes

The latest version of InstantAtlas Data Explorer (version 2.0.2) is now available at https://hub.instantatlas.com/. Version 2.0.2 includes two areas of change. View ArcGIS Online Item button If you are signed in to ArcGIS Online (i.e. you sign in via the Data Catalog app or the Data Explorer app is launched with a ?token=xxxxxx argument) you … Continue reading IA Data Explorer – 10 July 2020 Release Notes

IA Data Explorer – 17 June 2020 Release Notes

The latest version of InstantAtlas Data Explorer (version 2.0.1) is now available at https://hub.instantatlas.com/. Version 2.0.1 adds powerful new filtering, user interface improvements and bug fixes. Enhancements New functionality to filter features in the active geography using one or more fields in the feature layer. This allows you to filter to the features contained in … Continue reading IA Data Explorer – 17 June 2020 Release Notes

IA Data Explorer – 27 April 2020 Release Notes

The latest version of InstantAtlas Data Explorer (version 2.0.0) is now available at https://hub.instantatlas.com/. Version 2.0.0 extends the functionality of the data explorer for searching and visualising data in an InstantAtlas data catalog still further by adding powerful charting capabilities and a new redesigned user interface. Enhancements Improved interface with tabs to switch between metadata, … Continue reading IA Data Explorer – 27 April 2020 Release Notes

Tips & Tricks

How to embed InstantAtlas apps into your website

The purpose of this post is to provide the necessary information for embedding InstantAtlas apps into a website. Colour is used to explain the code below – if you have difficulty distinguishing the colours used please contact support@instantatlas.com and we will find an alternative. The actual creation of the apps in the first place is … Continue reading How to embed InstantAtlas apps into your website