http://www.usps.com/foia/ Under the owned/leased properties data: *"The information contained in the report is provided by the United States Postal Service under the Freedom of information Act and should not be redistributed or resold."* Not sure if they can hold people to that or they just want to try to keep people from distributing the information.
I don't see anything about the drop boxes though. Guidelines for Copyrighted Materials and the FOIA http://www.justice.gov/oip/foia_updates/Vol_IV_4/page3.htm Perhaps someone can make use of some of that info. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 7:03 PM, SteveC <st...@asklater.com> wrote: > so just do another FOIA request? > > > On Jun 10, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Ian Dees wrote: > > > 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<http://66.208.7.72/%28S%28tgqmwqywriczne55l1bjqtnu%29%29/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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-us mailing list > > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > > have fun, > > Steve Coast / stevecoast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- Dale Puch
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