On Apr 9, 3:40 pm, Josh <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> is there  some way we can bring inaccurate postcodes to the
> attention of Google so they can be fixed?
>
The following article describes how to fix an error on Google Maps
http://maps.google.com.au/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en-uk&answer=98014

The article suggest contacting the data supplier directly:
http://www.mapds.com.au/AboutMDS/Contactus/tabid/82/Default.aspx

>
> searching for "Cheltenham, VIC" works as expected, but searching for
> "3192" shows us stores 7-10km away.
>

I've a map which compares geocoding with reverse geocoding for
Australian postcodes.

First it locates the postcode using the geocoder, then draws a spiral
around this point, and uses the reverse geocoder to obtain the
postcode for 100 surrounding points.  The map labels the points in
yellow when the postcodes match, and white if they are different.

Then the map will calculate the centroid of the points from the
reverse geocoder and compares this with the original point.

For postcode 3192, this is a point 6.7km away from the original point
returned by the geocoder.

http://www.william-map.com/20100410/1/postcode.htm

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