[Talk-ca] Postcodes in Canada

[john whelan]

" The number one request on open.canada.ca is to open the postal code
database.  Feel free to add your vote.
https://open.canada.ca/en/suggested-datasets"

Cheerio John

On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 13:32, john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On the import mailing list there is a proposal to import postcodes in the
> UK one of the reasons given was that many like to input a postcode to get
> directions on smartphones using things like OSMand.
>
> I don't think an Open Data source with the correct licensing is available
> in Canada but OSMand appears to be able to use the postcode if it is
> entered in the map as part of the address.  Is there any Open Data that
> might be useful?
>
> I don't know if it is possible but could something be used to extract
> postcodes in the current map and from there perhaps we could come up with a
> list of missing postcodes that need one address with it in mapped?
>
> As a minimum if you could add a few in you know from local knowledge that
> might help fill in some gaps.
>
> Thoughts
>
> Thanks John
>
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