Re: [backstage] Freeing up Postcodes, etc
Why do they have to POST it to you? 2008/7/22 Tom Loosemore [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sadly, the BBC's intentions to release it in-house geo-location API was long ago stymied by various licencing nightmares (It's been 'coming soon' since May 2005 http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/data/PostcoderApI?v=msy ) However, good news for those who fancy playing with postcodes, addresses and associated geolocation goodness: the full Royal Mail Postcode PAF file is available to those entering the Cabinet Office's ShowUsABetterWay.com data re-use competition. See http://www.showusabetterway.co.uk/call/data.html#mail for details of how to get hold of the file,but don't dawdle as the competition runs to end of Sept. -Tom -- Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
RE: [backstage] Freeing up Postcodes, etc
it's royal mail... they have to keep themselves in business somehow! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 22 July 2008 13:17 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Freeing up Postcodes, etc Why do they have to POST it to you? 2008/7/22 Tom Loosemore [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sadly, the BBC's intentions to release it in-house geo-location API was long ago stymied by various licencing nightmares (It's been 'coming soon' since May 2005 http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/data/PostcoderApI?v=msy ) However, good news for those who fancy playing with postcodes, addresses and associated geolocation goodness: the full Royal Mail Postcode PAF file is available to those entering the Cabinet Office's ShowUsABetterWay.com data re-use competition.
