Three conversations that invite a useful contribution.
Post 1 of 3
The invitation
Your experience can help shape better property information.
At the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), we are inviting surveyors, valuers and people who use their findings to contribute to the Smart Property Data Trust Framework.
Help explain how measurements and findings should carry their basis, qualifications and uncertainty beyond the original report.
You do not need data-modelling expertise. Your professional experience and judgement can help shape the work.
Registration expresses interest, subject to OPDA review, not automatic membership or access.
Explore the working groups and register your interest: https://opda.org.uk/join?context=surveying-and-valuation
#PropertyData #SPDTF
Post 2 of 3
A question from real work
Professional evidence informs review of the draft specification. This is work in development, not an adopted requirement.
An inspection or valuation produces findings that others rely on. Observations, professional judgements and limitations need to remain distinguishable when those findings are shared.
Two floor-area figures can differ because they include different spaces, even when both measurements are accurate.
At the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), our working groups need professional experience to help make these distinctions clear. Help explain how measurements and findings should carry their basis, qualifications and uncertainty beyond the original report.
Registration expresses interest, subject to OPDA review, not automatic membership or access.
Register your interest: https://opda.org.uk/join?context=surveying-and-valuation
#PropertyData #SPDTF
Post 3 of 3
What you can contribute
Your professional experience belongs in the discussion.
You do not need to be a data modeller to help improve property information.
Contributors can explain the language and rules used in their work, bring authorised examples, review draft definitions and challenge assumptions.
At the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), we want the definitions to reflect real work, including difficult cases.
Registering is an expression of interest. OPDA reviews each submission and confirms the next steps. It does not automatically give membership or access.
Find your working group: https://opda.org.uk/join?context=surveying-and-valuation
