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BEASTKILLER
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 Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:05 am Post subject: Best Postcode POIs |
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Hi,
Anyone here knows where to get the best UK postcodes POI from ? |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:47 am Post subject: |
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I would have said from here, but I seem to remember they removed them, because the postcodes are actually the "intellectual property" of the Post Office. (that's why they aren't supposed to be available as a free download from TomTom for example, but only available as part of a map purchase.
Having said that, 5 seconds with Google and "Postcode POI" found lots of places to look at.  |
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BEASTKILLER
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Yes i know there are places where you can download them from hence i asked which one would be the "best" place to get them from  |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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As has been pointed out the PostCode files are intellectual property and are not supposed to be avalible for free download anywhere. The fact they are avalible is beyond our control but we do not permit the discussion of unauthorised downloading of copyright material.
Please refrain from asking any further questions here. You'll have to find the answer somewhere else. |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Neither I or the OP suggested "free" Paul, and I certainly wasn't suggesting downloading copyright material with out paying the licence. You should know me better than that.
The first couple of links I saw when I tried a Google search were both paid-for databases.
Whether they are "legit" or not, would take further investigation, which I'm sure the OP was intending to check out. |
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Andy_P2002 wrote: | | ... because the postcodes are actually the "intellectual property" of the Post Office. |
Sorry to correct you Andy, but the data as stored in a Postcode POI is actually from, and the IP of, Ordnance Survey. 8O
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't be sorry..Thanks v. much for the correction |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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But...
| Quote: | In the case of addresses, a crucial resource is the Royal Mail's database of 1.7m postcodes, {snip}
Royal Mail also treats the file as an asset for commercial exploitation. It charges commercial firms and government agencies to license the database. The company is coy about how much the Postcode Address File costs to maintain and how much it receives from licensing, or even whether it runs at a profit. |
from The Grauniad (so it MUST be true!  )
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| Quote: | | The postcode database - which turns a postcode to a latitude/longitude and back - is not free in the UK. In fact, it's very expensive. The Post Office owns it and sells it to various companies that make use of it for things like insurance or parcel tracking. |
from http://www.freethepostcode.org/
Probably some subtle legal definition of "owns" as opposed to "intellectual property"? |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Neither I or the OP suggested "free" Paul, and I certainly wasn't suggesting downloading copyright material with out paying the licence. You should know me better than that. |
Good point.  |
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