> So I'm out with my iPhone. I look someone up in my address book, and > tap the address (with postcode) to get Google Maps directions to the > address. When I arrive there, I launch the iFreeThePostcode app, > choose the same address from my address book, and submit the postcode > along with the GPS-derived lat/long to FreeThePostcode.org. > > I think I'm right in saying that I'm not infringing anything, but I'm > a bit dubious because the first step was to use the address (with > postcode) to look up the location. Am I on dodgy ground?
You don't need the postcode for Google Maps to locate the property: it's quite happy with a house number and road name. In fact for my address the location for address only is slightly more accurate than for address+postcode. The former seems to be a plain house-number interpolation along the road centreline, the latter plots off-road on the wrong side. But you don't need to actually go there, if you know where someone lives, and what their postcode is. Just submit the location to http://www.npemap.org.uk/ by clicking on the out-of-copyright map. Assuming that the old map has the road marked on it, of course, this doesn't work so well for new roads. Anthony -- www.fonant.com - Quality web sites Fonant Ltd is registered in England and Wales, company No. 7006596 Registered office: Grafton Lodge, 15 Grafton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
