[Talk-GB] Postcodes

[Dan S]

Op vr 9 nov. 2018 om 10:41 schreef Paul Berry <pmberry2007 at gmail.com>:
>
> Would the etiquette here be to tag the objects with source=local knowledge if you happen to know the postcode without looking it up (or it's on signage, etc)?

Hi - two slightly different things in your question there - the
convention is, as far as I understand it, to use
source=local_knowledge if you happen to know it from being there
yourself or a local tells you, and source=survey if you see it on
signage.

As far as I know, there's some disagreement about whether and how
"disembodied" postcodes should be added, but I do often add postcodes
e.g. on specific shops or addresses where I've got it first-hand (e.g.
from the shop window)

Best
Dan


> On Fri, 9 Nov 2018 at 09:38, Tom Hughes <tom at compton.nu> wrote:
>>
>> On 09/11/2018 09:09, Phoenix830 wrote:
>>
>> > I want to add postcodes but I am aware of issues with this being
>> > copyrighted material.
>>
>> Add them to what exactly?
>>
>> > I have come across https://postcodes.io which states it is from open
>> > sources. I have contacted them here
>> > https://ideal-postcodes-support.herokuapp.com/channel/support .
>> >
>> > They have confirmed that this data is released under the Open Government
>> > Licence
>> > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/ .
>>
>> That data set only gives a centroid for each post code though, it
>> doesn't tell you what postcode a particular building has.
>>
>> > I am not bulk adding these (I do not have the technical knowledge or
>> > time) I am just adding postcodes to properties as I add them.
>>
>> So how are you working out which postcode to use? Sometimes it is
>> fairly obvious from the centroid location but it often isn't.
>>
>> Tom
>>
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