I would say that at least 1/3 of the post office drop boxes nationwide have been removed or pulled out of service since this data has been released, making an import of the data both inaccurate (due to geocoding) and old.
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Kirk Ireson <palmerstat...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I was adding a couple local USPS Post Office drop box locations using > Potlatch when I wondered if there was a public list of locations I could > upload. I did find that there was a release of 2005 locations that was > released under the Freedom of Information Act. There are 20 Excel files > ranging from 14,000 to 65,000 lines in length each and it looks like they > do > have all the locations. I thought it would be a good project for me to > extract/clean up the data and geocode it for upload (only addresses are > given in the files) and so would like to first seek feedback from the > community before proceeding especially with regards to licensing, tagging > and geocoding. > > > ==== LICENSING: ==== > > The data comes from here: > http://www.prc.gov/docs/53/53396/DFC-LR-2-R200-6.exe > > The best information in regards to its release I can find is from here: > > http://66.208.7.72/(S(tgqmwqywriczne55l1bjqtnu))/Docs/53/53359/Testimony_Errata.pdf > > Which is erratum of a Postal Rate Commission Docket, which states > > "In 2002, I submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the > Postal Service for an electronic copy of pertinent information from the > CBMS > database. The Postal Service declared that releasing information on > locations and posted collection times of collection boxes would pose a > security risk. I filed a lawsuit, and in March 2005, a federal judge ruled > in my favor and ordered the Postal Service to disclose the data. In > September 2005, the Postal Service provided" > (and then is cut off) > > See also here: > http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2007/10/16/usps-loses-appeal-of-foia-case/ > > > -Is this compatible licensing? > > -What kind of attribution is required? > > > ==== TAGGING: ==== > > Included in the released files is the pickup times of the boxes. > > -Should this info be included as a tag? How? > > -Also, what kind of tag should I use to denote this is a bulk upload of > locations, or should I just create a dedicated user account for the import? > > -How do I prevent duplicating existing positions already uploaded by users? > > > ==== GEOCODING: ==== > > -Can anyone recommend a geocoding service (that is, translating an address > to latitude/longitude) preferably free or very cheap. Only one I've found > is > http://geocoder.us (since I can't use Yahoo's or Google's without using > them > on one of their maps), but I can only send one request per 15 seconds and > so > it will take weeks (since I don't want to pay hundreds of dollars). > > > > -Additionally, should I also cross post these questions to the 'imports' > mailing list? > > Cheers and thanks for any and all help, > ~Kirk Ireson > -- > View this message in context: > http://gis.638310.n2.nabble.com/Uploading-all-Post-Office-Drop-Box-locations-in-the-US-tp5164668p5164668.html > Sent from the USA mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >
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