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Telecoms Masts Register Help

Before using the Telecom Mast Register we recommend you take some time to read the Conditions of Use.

This is a guide on how to use both the on-line database and maps for exploring information held in the Stirling Telecom Masts Register.

There are two main ways to search theTelecom Mast Register, these are via the Search Tab or the Map Tab.

The Search Tab
You must fill in at least one of the boxes on the form before clicking on the "Search" button. You do not have to fill in every field, but you can refine your search by using more than one of the following two categories, Operator and Community Council.

* There is no limit to the number of pages of results returned. The results are listed in order of site reference.

Operator
Select an operator from the drop down menu located at the right hand side of the box. Click the arrow to display the list of options available. You may need to use the scroll bar to see the full list.

Community Council
Select a community council area from the drop down menu located at the right hand side of the box. Click on the arrow to display the list of options available. You may need to use the scroll bar to see the full list.

Search
When you have filled in the desired fields, click on this button to run the query.

A note on Grid References
All of the UK has been laid out on a grid system by the Ordnance Survey called the National Grid. This grid uses a framework of squares measuring 100km by 100km, within which we can use a National Grid Reference (NGR) to state the position of any point in Britain, to any level of precision that we require. To make it easy to identify the squares, they have each been assigned a two-letter code. This forms the prefix of the NGR. We then need to state two numbers or groups of numbers depending on the level of accuracy: an easting (along the horizontal axis) and a northing (along the vertical axis). The two sets of prefixed letters which are used in the area covered by Stirling are NN and NS.

While this lettering system remains in common use, the advent of computer based systems and the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has required spatial data to be capable of being referenced to a location on the earth's surface. To do this, common frames of reference and co-ordinate systems have been set up so that spatial data layers can be referenced to the earth's surface in the same way. This data is described as "georeferenced". In Great Britain it is based on the Ordnance Survey National Grid. It requires the conversion of the two letter codes to be incorporated into a wholly numeric format. Some examples are given below.

National Grid Reference NN 43000 25000 converts to 243000 725000
National Grid Reference NS 79000 94000 converts to 279000 694000

Grid References on the Details page of the Telecom Masts Register are given in both formats.

The Grid References which are used in the Telecom Masts Register relate wherever possible to the approximate centre of the site.

Contact:
Ken Lennox, Planning Technician, Environment Service,
Stirling Council, Viewforth, Stirling FK8 2ET
Tel: 01786 442490, Fax: 01786 443003, e-mail: Ken Lennox: