[Openstreetmap] Talking about Licences

Jon Stockill lists at stockill.net
Wed May 25 16:18:30 BST 2005


Andrew Birkett wrote:
> Lester Caine wrote:
> 
>> On the subject of licences - I have just had fun today with a question 
>> about UK Postcodes.
> 
> 
> I can't answer your questions, but I'm also interested in the legality 
> of using postcode information for open mapping purposes.  Would it be 
> legal to walk around Edinburgh ringing on doorbells and asking people 
> what their postcode was, and then publish a database mapping postcode to 
> address or lon/lat?
> 
> On a related but more informed theme, the postal services regulator is 
> having a consulation on the Royal Mail's management of the PAF.  Lots of 
> viewpoints here ...
> 
> http://www.postcomm.gov.uk/Departments/SubSection.asp?ID=22

I would imagine if it's data you've colelcted yourself you can do 
anything you like with it. I've been playing with data from our customer 
database this afternoon combined with http://www.jibble.org/ukpostcodes/ 
to provide me with customer numbers by postcode area.

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Jon Stockill
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