[Talk-GB] GB postcodes
Philip Barnes
phil at trigpoint.me.uk
Thu Mar 26 13:15:15 UTC 2015
On Thu, 2015-03-26 at 12:54 +0000, Pmailkeey . wrote:
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> On 26 March 2015 at 09:08, Pierre Riteau <pierre at pierreriteau.name>
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> On Wed, 25 Mar 2015, at 09:22 PM, Pmailkeey . wrote:
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> > What use are post box ref numbers ? Who is really bothered
> > about collection times ? The nearest post box is useful
> > info.
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> > I can't imagine anyone using postcodes for routing.
> > Postcodes, I guess are only of use to Royal Mail for the
> > purpose of organising delivery rounds and abbreviating
> > locations inaccurately.
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> I am one of the mappers interested in post box data. I find it
> very handy to know the collection times. Around my house there
> are post boxes collected at 11:00, 11:30, or 12:00 on
> Saturdays. When I want to send a letter on a Saturday after
> 11:00, I check OSM for the closest uncollected post box.
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> The fact that the data is not useful to you doesn't mean is it
> not useful for other people!
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> Maybe you have a higher density of postboxes but even so, it's usually
> quite possible to remember the location of the one with the later
> collection.
The point is you are not always at home, you may be away or en-route
somewhere.
Phil (trigpoint)
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