?
Postcodes are GREAT for routing. It's far quicker to type the postcode
as destination than a long address. If it takes me to the correct street
I can usually find the building by myself, if I haven't entered the
house number. Postcodes every time.
Colin
On 25/03/15 21:22, Pmailkeey . wrote:
On 25 March 2015 at 18:25, Dan S <danstowell+...@gmail.com
<mailto:danstowell+...@gmail.com>> wrote:
2015-03-25 18:20 GMT+00:00 Pmailkeey . <pmailk...@googlemail.com
<mailto:pmailk...@googlemail.com>>:
>
>
> On 25 March 2015 at 17:55, Steve Doerr <doerr.step...@gmail.com
<mailto:doerr.step...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Surely the Royal Mail copyright precludes us from using these
datasets?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On 25/03/2015 17:43, Mick Orridge wrote:
>>>
>>> On the subject of postcodes, I have generated approximate
regions from
>>> the ONS postcode data for postcode areas, districts and
sectors which can be
>>> downloaded as shp files here:-
>>
>
> What do we want them for anyway? OSM seems to collect junk. Post
box ref
> numbers and collection times are prime examples.
That's a bit rude.
Postcodes are very valuable for routing - people outside OSM use them
very heavily for that. Postcodes are not even a minority concern.
Dan
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What use are post box ref numbers ? Who is really bothered about
collection times ? The nearest post box is useful info.
I can't imagine anyone using postcodes for routing. Postcodes, I guess
are only of use to Royal Mail for the purpose of organising delivery
rounds and abbreviating locations inaccurately.
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