[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:
> 
> 
> On 26 March 2015 at 09:08, Pierre Riteau <pierre at pierreriteau.name>
> wrote:
>         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.
>         > 
>         >  
>         > 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.
>         > 
>         >  
>          
>         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.
>         
>          
>         The fact that the data is not useful to you doesn't mean is it
>         not useful for other people!
>         
>          
>         
>         
> 
> 
> 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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