On 8 Mar 2011, at 15:51, Mark Goodge wrote: > This is possibly a bit off-topic for the list, but it's the sort of thing I'd > expect people here to know :-) > > I want to obtain a copy of the Acorn classification by postcode database, as > used by the likes of UpMyStreet[1]. This is for a legitimate, commercial use > and we can afford to pay for it. However, the official Acorn website (CACI) > is very coy about prices and doesn't seem to offer a simple database dump as > an option - they want to sell area-based lookups, which isn't much help for > us. > > Short of screen-scraping UpMyStreet (which I'm not really going to do, > although the thought did cross my mind), does anyone know if it's possible to > obtain a simple database that does nothing other than map postcodes to Acorn > categories, and if so how much it's likely to cost?
As the person who did that negotiation with ACORN for upmystreet, yes, they are coy, but yes, they will sell it. But you'll have to have a meeting with them. I can't remember how much we paid, but it wasn't cheap. Also that was 2000, so probably not current. Stef > > [1] EG, http://www.upmystreet.com/local/neighbours-in-st4-6nu.html > > Mark > -- > http://mark.goodge.co.uk > http://www.ratemysupermarket.com > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/stefan%40whitelabel.org -- /* Stefan Magdalinski +27 82 0431230 (SA) +254 710 103500 (KE) +234 816 5706119 (NG) Where am I?: http://is.gd/uu4RUc smagdali (IM/twitter/flickr/dopplr/skype/etc) */ _______________________________________________ developers-public mailing list [email protected] https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public Unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/archive%40mail-archive.com
