High level summary: 1. Download codepoint open to get coordinates for postcodes. http://opendata.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/
2. Use "convex hull" alogorithm to create a polygon based on postcodes. 3. Write the data as KML http://code.google.com/apis/kml/ 4. Plot on a map http://econym.org.uk/gmap/ On 16 September 2010 14:39, martin <[email protected]> wrote: > I work for a very small children charity and as part of a research > project I'm looking at how I can create a map of the UK that is > divided into what we would call "Regions", which each "Region" > containing a small number of "Areas". > > * Each of the "Regions" would be shaded a different colour > * Within each "Region" the constituent "Areas" would have a boundary > line drawn around them > * I also need a Key that shows what colour each "Region" equals (say > green equals "Eastern") > > I've included some sample data below. The number 901 is simply the > internal database code allocated to the "Region". Again the number 11 > is the internal database number for the "Area". > > You can see in this example data set that the "Eastern" region has an > "Area" within it called "Beds. and Cambs". The "Area" Beds. and Cambs. > is comprised of the postcodes "CB1" through to "SG19". Further down > you can see that the "Area" North Herts has the postcodes AL1 - WD7 > and so the list would go on. > > Can anyone help create a map if I were to provide all of the boundary > information (or provide an easy to understand example of how this > would work!). > > Thanks :-; > > Region Region Name Area Area Name Postcode > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. CB1 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. CB2 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. CB3 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. CB4 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. CB5 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. CB6 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. CB7 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. LU7 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK1 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK10 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK11 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK12 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK13 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK14 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK15 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK16 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK17 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK19 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK2 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK3 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK4 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK40 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK41 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK42 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK43 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK44 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK45 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK46 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK5 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK6 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK7 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK8 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. MK9 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. PE13 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. PE14 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. PE15 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. PE16 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. PE17 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. PE18 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. PE19 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. SG15 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. SG16 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. SG17 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. SG18 > 901 Eastern 11 Beds. and Cambs. SG19 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL1 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL10 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL2 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL3 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL4 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL5 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL6 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL7 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL8 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. AL9 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. CM21 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. CM22 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. CM23 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. EN10 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. EN11 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. EN6 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. EN7 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. EN8 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. HP1 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. HP2 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. HP3 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. LU1 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. LU2 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. LU3 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. LU4 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. LU5 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. LU6 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG1 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG10 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG11 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG12 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG13 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG14 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG2 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG3 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG4 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG5 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG6 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG7 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG8 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. SG9 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. WD6 > 901 Eastern 12 North Herts. 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