THE POINT DATA SYSTEM REPORT
T Gregory, April Morton, J D Hender · 1971
THE SYSTEM HOLDS PROPERTY INFORMATION ON EVERY DWELLING, ESTABLISHMENT AND PIECE OF LAND IN THE CITY, LOCATED BY THE CO-ORDINATE REFERENCE, FOR ALL LEVELS OF PLAN-MAKING AND CONTROL. THE SYSTEM STORES, SORTS, CHECKS, UPDATES MONTHLY, AND PRINTS OUT SINGLY OR IN AGGREGATION ALL OF THE 120,000 RECORDS. IT IS RUN ON THE CORPORATION'S ENGLISH ELECTRIC LEO III COMPUTER, WHICH IS A MAGNETIC TAPE MACHINE. THE INFORMATION ON THE POINT DATA SYSTEM CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS PRESENTED IN THREE PARTS:- 1. CONCEPT AND DESIGN 2. CREATION OF THE POINT DATA SYSTEM 3. THE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION. THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS 7 APPENDICES, ONE OF WHICH CONCERNS LAND USE CLASSIFICATION.