[Talk-GB] Post boxes!

[Mike Evans]

On Fri, 11 May 2012 14:24:05 +0100
Gregory <nomoregrapes at googlemail.com> wrote:

> " Royal Mail grid reference every post box "
> Erm, a request made under the Freedom of Information Act only returned
> textual descriptions (usually names of roads, often a side road it is
> 'near'). I believe Hull has been very hard to find postboxes from this
> list. If there is grid reference data for every post box, then Royal
> Mail may have broken the FoI Act. Although my information may be out
> of date, or slightly wrong.
> 
> "Mr Willis photographs the base to record the manufacturer’s name and
> logs a grid reference on a map"
> Hmm, maybe he is making the grid referenced database?
> 
> I wrote this blog post a while back, which is good to reference if
> you talk to someone about OSM & Postboxes.
> http://www.livingwithdragons.com/2009/06/my-postbox-obsession
> 
> 
> On 11 May 2012 13:49, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Heard about this on the radio. See link below:
> >
> > Here's a guy who is photographing post boxes in the UK - could be
> > of real help for OSM. Anyone have contact with him or any other
> > members of the 'Letter Box Study Group'?
> >
> >
> > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2142313/Retired-postman-embarks-epic-mission-photograph-115-000-Britains-post-boxes.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > _______________________________________________

There is this website for documenting postbox locations
http://www.dracos.co.uk/play/locating-postboxes/

Mike Evans