[ILUG] OT: Open Source Postcode

[Kevin Lyda]

I understand that.  However an open source tool for sorting these
codes into separate piles based on a configurable block of codes would
likely be useful.

Say I want all postcodes on Foo St, Ballygobackwards.  Or I want all
the postcodes within a specific parish.  Or all postcodes in a given
electoral constituency.

Or I'm one of those courier companies and I know a route covers six
major roads and I want to sort all packages that are on those roads or
on a number of side streets.

If there were tools like that which you could demonstrate, then I
think you'd get a lot more interest from people.

I like it - and I have more hope that

Ballinvoher
Caherlistrane
Co. Galway  HBBR-48D-N

will be found that w/o a post code.  I just think if tools that help
delivery companies show up than it will be easier to make this happen.

Kevin

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:08, Ian Spillane <iantheteacher at gmail.com> wrote:
> Fact is that modern post office sorting has long since gone beyond such
> sorting and the post office here use a geolocation database for sorting -
> besides, routes change; and while the post office are happy with their own
> internal database it would be useful for every other courier, supplier,
> tradesman, emergency service to have a location code.
>
> On 26 July 2011 11:48, Kevin Lyda <kevin at ie.suberic.net> wrote:
>>
>> 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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