[Talk-GB] BIS report on open national address data

2014-02-13 Thread Andrew Gray
Spotted this today and thought it would be interesting from an OSM perspective: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/an-open-national-address-gazetteer There have been long standing calls for the government to treat address data as a national asset that is free to use and re-use. People

Re: [Talk-GB] BIS report on open national address data

2014-02-13 Thread SK53
Interesting, and a big document. Just loved this example on the last page: GRIAMACHARRY, KINBRACE, KW11 6UB, the place furthest from its postcode centroid (8 km) Yesterday, the Scottish Affairs Select Committee took evidence relating to Land Reform: but there was plenty of interesting and

Re: [Talk-GB] BIS report on open national address data

2014-02-13 Thread Dan S
Nice to see the recommendation. I guess from an OSM point of view, one of the most important responses to make would be to ensure that the basic free product is truly OGL, free of any more restricted content (e.g. OSOGL) that could hold back beneficial uses of the data? Dan 2014-02-13 13:35

Re: [Talk-GB] BIS report on open national address data

2014-02-13 Thread Lester Caine
Dan S wrote: Nice to see the recommendation. I guess from an OSM point of view, one of the most important responses to make would be to ensure that the basic free product is truly OGL, free of any more restricted content (e.g. OSOGL) that could hold back beneficial uses of the data? Not read