OSM and postcodes

[Alex Hunter]

I am a keen enthusiast for NPE maps and Free the postcode etc.

However, I frequently find that it is difficult to locate a point on NPE maps, especially where an area has been redeveloped or was a green field in the 1940s.

Is there any scope for collaborating with OSM to enable the recording of postcodes directly onto OSM?

[jmdh]

On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 02:37:17AM -0800, Alex Hunter wrote:
> I am a keen enthusiast for NPE maps and Free the postcode etc.
>
> However, I frequently find that it is difficult to locate a point on NPE
> maps, especially where an area has been redeveloped or was a green field in
> the 1940s.
>
> Is there any scope for collaborating with OSM to enable the recording of
> postcodes directly onto OSM?

Currently we are unable to derive postcode data from OSM: see our FAQ
for full details:

<http://www.npemap.org.uk/FAQ.html#openstreetmap>

Dominic.

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[Russ Phillips]

2009/2/7 Dominic Hargreaves <dom@...>:

> On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 02:37:17AM -0800, Alex Hunter wrote:
>> I am a keen enthusiast for NPE maps and Free the postcode etc.
>>
>> However, I frequently find that it is difficult to locate a point on NPE
>> maps, especially where an area has been redeveloped or was a green field in
>> the 1940s.
>>
>> Is there any scope for collaborating with OSM to enable the recording of
>> postcodes directly onto OSM?
>
> Currently we are unable to derive postcode data from OSM: see our FAQ

There are other options. You could add the postcode to OSM, or you
could help locate postboxes [1]

Russ

[1] http://www.dracos.co.uk/play/locating-postboxes/

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