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/Background
We have provided the three free locators for OS Open Names, OS Codepoint Open and the BNG Locator for over 10 years and we know they are used by many people.
Since they were first introduced new versions of ArcGIS Locators have been released and the underlying architecture of services has changed a lot.
What is changing?
We have rebuilt the locators using the latest technology to ensure we can continue to provide the services to you as well as provide new options for reverse geocoding and enabling suggestions on some locators. Where possible we have maintained the same service, input and attribute names and types to avoid disruption. You may notice many more attribute fields returned in some cases, this reflects the updated formats of locators and geocoding services.
As part of the changes we have not only rebuilt the locators but are also moving to newer hosting environments and infrastructure to allow us to manage and scale the services effectively. This requires as part of the rollout for us to make some changes to the routing of the services through datahub.esriuk.com.
What next?
The services are up and running and have been tested by our team to make sure everything is working as expected ready for the switch.
The changes are being made outside of normal working hours, to allow the changes to propagate whilst usage is low.
The update to the services is live as of 15th January.
If you have queries regarding the changes then please contact Peter McDaid
UPDATE:
If you are experiencing issues when using the BNG locator in ArcGIS Online please restart your browser, clear the cache, and try again.
The service catalog for the BNG locator is different to the other locators and will return a page showing some JSON. This is expected as the BNG locator runs in a different technology to the other locators and does not have an HTML page. Any of the applications you use will be able to connect to it as normal.
The BNG locator is configured to accept a pair of coordinates separated by a space. There is an enhancement request to also allow coordinates to be separated by a comma. We will evaluate the change and look to implement the enhancement soon.