Re: [backstage] Best Mapping API

[Graeme Mulvaney]

Postcodes are for delivering letters - they're not a standardised way to locate things - the coordinates relate to the postmans walking route and can change from time to time.

On 3/29/06, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On 3/29/06, Ian Moss <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:

The UK post code data is all copyrighted/protected/owned.  Unlike the US
zip code data, which the geocoding
APIs, like yahoo's, also use

.....

Amazes me how much the UK can stiffle creativity sometimes.

... see also the Guardian's campaign: http://www.freeourdata.org.uk

Cheers,
 

Mario.

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