Re: [backstage] Best Mapping API

2006-03-29 Thread Ian Moss
Hi, (first post...big wave from Manchester) I think the hard part with the map data in the UK is that you need a Post Code to x/y(used in the google api) convertor. The UK post code data is all copyrighted/protected/owned. Unlike the US zip code data, which the geocoding APIs, like

Re: [backstage] Best Mapping API

2006-03-29 Thread Peter Bowyer
Ian Moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, (first post...big wave from Manchester) I think the hard part with the map data in the UK is that you need a Post Code to x/y(used in the google api) convertor. The UK post code data is all copyrighted/protected/owned. Unlike the US zip code data,

Re: [backstage] Best Mapping API

2006-03-29 Thread Graeme Mulvaney
Postcodes are for delivering letters- they're not a standardised way to locate things - the coordinates relate to the postmans walking route and can change from time to time. On 3/29/06, Mario Menti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/29/06, Ian Moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The UK post code data

Re: [backstage] Best Mapping API

2006-03-29 Thread Barry Hunter
Postcodes are for delivering letters- they're not a standardised way to locate things - the coordinates relate to the postmans walking route and can change from time to time. I don't think that is strictly true. In the case of the OS Code-Point product which provides locations