[Openstreetmap] Postcodes

[Matt Amos]

On Tuesday 25 January 2005 19:46, Ben Daglish wrote:
> > Saw on the website that you were interested in postcodes. Have a
> > look at http://www.jibble.org/ukpostcodes/
>
> Thanks - I've actually got that list, (and even corrected it, as it
> contains a few errors :) ) I have a (currently 'private') version
> of the gazetteer that includes all the primary postcode areas - my
> only problem is regarding the provenance - I don't want to include
> any (potentially copyrighted) information from the PAF (Post Office
> Address File), and I'm not sure where the jibble list (and a few
> others that are similar) actually originally came from. I'm
> currently building my own list though from various large customer
> databases (where people have checked the 'let my info be used for
> marketing purposes' box) whose owners have kindly allowed me to use
> the area/postcode information, in an attempt to build up an open
> competitor to the PAF.

this is really cool!

one problem we'll have with data gathered by aerial survey or GPS is 
the lack of post codes, since theres no easy way to survey them other 
than ringing on doorbells and asking the owners (which is slightly 
odd).

i know in london the major code is written on the street signs, but 
its not like that in most of the UK.

once we get the system and site up, would you like to host or merge 
your open data with ours?

cya,

matt
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