New functionality in Local Insight: Display a permanent boundary line

Local Insight provides you with data and maps for the whole of England, which is very handy when it comes to benchmarking and comparisons.  However, we also want users to be able to easily focus attention to their core service area. And this is where our latest functionality comes in!

You can now add a fixed standard boundary onto your Local Insight Group. This can be a Local Authority, a number of Local Authorities, a collection of MSOAs or a collection of LSOAs. This new functionality has been designed to enable you to customise your Local Insight group more and focus attention to your key service area.

The red line shows the Local Authority boundary of Hounslow which has been selected to be the permanent boundary on display. The black boundary line is a custom area.

The red line shows the Local Authority boundary of Hounslow which has been selected to be the permanent boundary on display. The black boundary line is a custom area.

How to add a fixed standard boundary?

All you need to do is email support@ocsi.co.uk and just let us know which standard area you would like to see. We will then add that boundary line onto your group.

What can you do with this new functionality?

With this new functionality you will be able to select a Local Authority, a number of Local Authorities, a collection of MSOAs or a collection of LSOAs to permanently overlay onto your map page as standard on your group. You will then be able to view a custom area on the map page simultaneously to this boundary line.

Please note: This change will affect all users across your organisation. Also, if you have a public access site, this boundary will be visible to those public users.

Individual users can then toggle this boundary line on and off when they are using Local Insight. To do this click on Settings and then click Hide the boundary. The toggling on and off of the boundary will not affect other users on the site.

The group boundary can be hidden by the individual user, which will not affect any other users on the site.

The group boundary can be hidden by the individual user, which will not affect any other users on the site.

Let us know

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