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[ILUG] OT: Open Source Postcode

[ILUG] OT: Open Source Postcode

Kevin Lyda kevin at ie.suberic.net
Tue Jul 26 11:48:30 IST 2011


On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 13:32, Ian Spillane <iantheteacher at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good news: a new interactive map is available for mapping and
> generating OpenPostcodes:

I followed this thread for a while, but failed to comment due to
travelling.  I'm curious though about why you want to tie in GPS with
a post code system.  I get that it solves the problem of allocation,
but at least in the States postal codes were related to the routes the
post office used to deliver mail.

That doesn't preclude using a GPS based allocation, but having tools
to sort arbitrary blocks of postal codes would be a requirement for a
postal service.

Kevin

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