[Talk-GB] "OS boundaries and 'mid-level' mapping data to be released for free re-use including commerically"
Tom Hughes
tom at compton.nu
Tue Nov 17 16:57:03 GMT 2009
On 17/11/09 16:24, Peter Miller wrote:
> Possibly we have have some accurate boundary information soon! By 'mid-
> level mapping' do they mean Meridian I wonder?
Please to bear in mind this sentence:
"The Government will consult on proposals to make data from Ordnance
Survey freely available...
so no guarantees yet... I'm sure the OS will have a view they'd like to
put during the consultation after all ;-)
There is also the small issue of the fact that the consultation is due
to run until April next year and there's this small matter of a General
Election coming up around that time...
This is interesting though:
"Data relating to electoral and local authority boundaries as well as
postcode areas would be released for free re-use...
Do OS even have an (unencumbered) data set for postcode areas?
Tom
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