[Openstreetmap] Talking about Licences
Jon Stockill
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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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