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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 22 July 2008 13:17 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [backstage] Freeing up Postcodes, etc Why do they have to POST it to you? 2008/7/22 Tom Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Sadly, the BBC's intentions to release it in-house geo-location API was long ago stymied by various licencing nightmares (It's been 'coming soon' since May 2005 http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/data/PostcoderApI?v=msy ) However, good news for those who fancy playing with postcodes, addresses and associated geolocation goodness: the full Royal Mail Postcode PAF file is available to those entering the Cabinet Office's ShowUsABetterWay.com data re-use competition.
