When I was at BT Broadcast we needed the OS data to do proper "radial distance" (as the crow would fly if it were made of light) and I think it cost us a 10% share of £25m, as I recall.
Now I must get around to using the wikileaks postcode data to create some edge-traced KML postcode zone layres to mix up with upmystreet.com's ACORN groups... 2009/11/18 Ian Forrester <ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk> > Wow, I'm shocked. > > I remember the first day I took over backstage talking to the OS about > copying backstage in the OS. They had a mapping API but it was private beta > only and I think lacked core functions and data people doing mashups would > have liked. Anyway once the door is open, its very hard to close it, after > the horse has bolted. Aka this maybe the start of something very big. > > Cheers, > > Secret[] Private[] Public[x] > > Ian Forrester > Senior Backstage Producer > > BBC R&D North Lab, > 1st Floor Office, OB Base, > New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road, > Manchester, M60 1SJ > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto: > owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* 18 November 2009 10:32 > *To:* backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > *Subject:* [backstage] Good news for mashups - Ordnance Survey maps to go > free online > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/17/ordnance-survey-maps-online > > "The online maps would be free to all, including commercial users who, > previously, had to acquire expensive and restrictive licences at £5,000 per > usage, a fee many entrepreneurs felt was too high." > > About time too. > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/17/ordnance-survey-maps-online> > -- > > Brian Butterworth > > follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist > web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover > advice, since 2002 > > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
