A quick update for now, as we’ve only updated indicators from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Updated Indicators

Current indicators within Local Insight

To see a list of all of the current indicators available in Local Insight check out this knowledge base article containing a list of all the datasets available in Local Insight

Want to see more indicators within Local Insight?

We are always looking to add new indicators to Local Insight. So if you have any ideas of particular indicators you would like to see then let us know. Provided that the data is open data and published at small area level, so below Local Authority level, we will load the data in for you.

Get in touch!

If you have any questions about the data updates, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on support@ocsi.co.uk or give us a call on 01273 810270.

We know this development was one of the top priorities from the Local Insight user group, so we’re excited to announce that you can now create custom areas by importing shapefiles!

What can you do with this new functionality?

Consider the situation where you have:

• An area of interest stored away in another GIS platform but can’t recreate the area exactly in Local Insight
• 100s of areas you would like to import into Local Insight, but know it would take considerable effort to import each area individually

Well, now you can solve both of these problems with the shapefile importer tool.

How to use this functionality

To import a shapefile you will need to:

• Head to Group admin and then Manage custom areas
• Alongside Add custom area and Add category you will find Import shapefile
• Follow the onscreen instructions to make sure you’ve provided the right files and information
• You’re ready to import!

Top tip: Your areas will all be added to the category ‘Uncategorised’, so we recommend moving any areas you have here already into another category.

Now, your new areas will magically appear in your list of custom areas!

See our shapefile importer documentation for a full description what’s needed and what to expect.

Let us know

Any feedback on the process would be greatly appreciated. Do let us know at support if you have any questions.

Happy importing!

As promised, our second round of data updates this month!

The below table is a snapshot of some of the key datasets which have been updated. To see a full breakdown of all datasets added and updated this month, see our knowledge base article containing a list of all the datasets available in Local Insight.

Updated indicators

Current indicators available within Local Insight

To see a list of all of the current indicators available in Local Insight check out this knowledge base article containing a list of all the datasets available in Local Insight

Want to see more indicators within Local Insight?

We are always looking to add new indicators to Local Insight. So if you have any ideas of particular indicators you would like to see then let us know. Provided that the data is open data and published at small area level, so below Local Authority level, we will load the data in for you.

Get in touch!

If you have any questions about the data updates, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on support@ocsi.co.uk or give us a call on 01273 810270.
 

We are always looking for ways to improve our tool, and a big part of what informs this is gathering feedback. One example of this is how we’ve heard from our users that they’d like the way custom areas are shown on the map to be more intuitive.

Well, we’ve taken that feedback on board and we’re making some important changes to how you view areas on the map.

What does this mean for me?

From now on, if you create a custom area using draw on the map or from a standard area, when displayed on the map:

• The area will be outlined in black
• The area will remain clear (and not filled in with a light grey colour)
• You will be able to hover over or select LSOAs within your area

We’d love to hear from you!

If you have any questions about the new updates, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on support@ocsi.co.uk or give us a call on 01273 810270.