Would the etiquette here be to tag the objects with *source=local knowledge* if you happen to know the postcode without looking it up (or it's on signage, etc)?
Regards, *Paul* On Fri, 9 Nov 2018 at 09:38, Tom Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/11/2018 09:09, Phoenix830 wrote: > > > I want to add postcodes but I am aware of issues with this being > > copyrighted material. > > Add them to what exactly? > > > I have come across https://postcodes.io which states it is from open > > sources. I have contacted them here > > https://ideal-postcodes-support.herokuapp.com/channel/support . > > > > They have confirmed that this data is released under the Open Government > > Licence > > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/ > . > > That data set only gives a centroid for each post code though, it > doesn't tell you what postcode a particular building has. > > > I am not bulk adding these (I do not have the technical knowledge or > > time) I am just adding postcodes to properties as I add them. > > So how are you working out which postcode to use? Sometimes it is > fairly obvious from the centroid location but it often isn't. > > Tom > > -- > Tom Hughes ([email protected]) > http://compton.nu/ > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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