Re: [Talk-GB] Talk-GB Digest, Vol 78, Issue 17

2013-03-19 Thread Andrew Mackenzie
re: OFCOM consultation on Postcode Address File The Open Data User Group makes the case for an open addressing dataset. This blogpost makes the general case and considers three likely options for the future of PAF http://data.gov.uk/blog/dont-sell-our-postcodes-odug-on-why-we-should-have-open-ad

[Talk-GB] PAF: Open Data User Group invites comments

2013-02-07 Thread Andrew Mackenzie
The Open Data User Group has produced several reports arguing for the creation of a National Address Dataset to be released under the Open Government Licence. This would include the Postcode Address Files. In November we published The case for an Open National Address Dataset http://data.gov.uk/

[Talk-GB] licences for location data

2012-10-14 Thread Andrew Mackenzie
Hi all When you have registered with data.gov.uk and voted up the request for historic house price paid data, take a look at http://data.gov.uk/data-requests/location-data-licences and add a comment. Less than 1% of the location datasets published on data.gov.uk are available under an open lice