No nothing has changed (for the better).
Postcodes (if they work at all) basically map to sector postcodes.
That is they ignore the last two letters.
I've personally found better results doing it manually, as sometimes a
full postcode is geocoded somewhere in Germany. Using a sector
postcode directly is more reliable.
//replace full uk postcodes by the sector version
address = address.replace(/\b([A-Z]{1,2})([0-9]{1,2}[A-Z]?)
*([0-9]?)([A-Z]{0,2})\b/i,'$1$2 $3');
but overall I recommend you recommend to your users dont use postcodes
in your map.
(or pay RM/OS for a licence to the real data)
2009/11/3 SteveLondon <[email protected]>:
> Sorry to post again about this hoary old topic but it is a bit crucial
> for current development.
>
> If we include a Postcode search in an API mapping function how often
> NOW will it comeback with rubbish info.
>
> I have seen a lot of talk in the past about inaccuracies but are
> things better now?
>
> Second question (and I know this isn't the right forum but might as
> well try) - I read somewhere that the system works better in the AJAX
> Google API system than the older one.... true? Yes/No? Info pls.
>
> BTW I know this is because the Royal Mail Are a bunch of luddite money
> grubbing hacks etc .....
>
> TIA
>
> Steve
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