FAQ
What happens when changes are made to existing facility types?
Active Places Power is part of a continuous program of enhancements and development. Development to create new tools/reports, improve functionality and/or data coverage periodically results in a change to the Sports Data Model (SDM) and/or existing site and facility records.
For existing facilities, changes might include:
- The definition of a new facility subtype.
- Updates to the attributes used to describe a facility.
Defining a new facility subtype
Each facility type (e.g. Grass Pitches) is made up of a series of facility subtypes (e.g. football pitches, rugby pitches…). As more data is collected, the SDM may be adapted to include a new facility subtype.
Where a new facility subtype is added, the Active Places Power team must:
1. Review existing facility subtypes and determine whether there is a need to define a set of rules to reclassify existing Active Places facilities.
2. Work to populate the new facility subtype.
By working with facility providers and National Governing Bodies, the team will seek, where possible, to implement data changes as quickly as possible after the SDM changes go-live. However, where the impact is small and/or data unavailable, changes may be implemented as part of ongoing data auditing. In this instance, we would expect all required changes to have been made and verified within approximately one-year through the annual audit cycle.
Updating the attribute(s) used to describe a facility (and facility subtype)
Facilities (and their associated subtypes) are described by a set of attributes. To enhance the richness of Active Power Places, additional attributes will, periodically, be added to the SDM.
By working with facility providers and National Governing Bodies, the Active Places Power team will seek, where possible, to populate new attributes as quickly as possible after the SDM changes go-live. However, where the impact is small and/or data unavailable, changes may be implemented as part of ongoing data auditing.
Where attribute changes are deemed to be significant or the risk of misinterpretation is high, a flag will be added to the facility subtype to confirm whether an attribute has been checked and verified.
This flag implies solely whether a site has been asked to complete the specified attribute(s). It does not imply any assessment against a specified standard or certification. The presence of a “checked” flag does not invalidate a facility record, it implies only that attributes have been added to the facility following the most recent update to / audit of information held for that site.
All changes to the SDM will be documented and users alerted. Where required, additional information will also be provided as a FAQ.