Chris
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Has anyone used this site some real geeky data on there.
http://data.gov.uk/data/random is always a good option
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Ian
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Got a few datasets off there but I find browsing gets a bit boring because there's so much crap that isn't useful.
Did you see OS are doing something similar?
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html
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ed
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About time OS did something like that.
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Steve
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wish they would release postcode data, i wonder if its obtainable through freedom of information
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Steve
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just noticed the postcode data is now free to download, if this had been the case 3 years ago would have made my life so much easier 
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ed
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It's been on Wikileaks for ages too.
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Steve
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trouble wasnt obtaining the data it was wrapping up a database in the mobile application that i designed to make it legally available to general public
at the time you couldnt do it legally without expensive license charges and fees etc from OS
[Edited on 19-08-2010 by Steve]
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Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
just noticed the postcode data is now free to download, if this had been the case 3 years ago would have made my life so much easier
The acutal Postcode Address File?
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Steve
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its all the regions split into CSV files, you could compile them all toegether into one file easily enough
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ed
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There are PHP scripts available that will stick the lot into a MySQL database...
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
The acutal Postcode Address File?
No, PostZon - co-ordinates of each code.
PAF with the street names and numbers is still licensed.
Frustrating, given the time I spent searching and also the fact that I ended up with some low resolution public domain stuff and programmed everything around that. And now I can either tolerate the inaccuracy knowing that it could be better - or change the programming and ask users for the rest of the code!
(and therefore have some users with a full code and some remaining just the left side)
[Edited on 21-08-2010 by Ian]
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Sam
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Unless I'm not searching properly on Google, I can't find any mention of 'free' PostZon data?
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Ian
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Its not called that on the release, same data though.
OS call it Code Point.
There's a download without reg here, also in some other formats - http://data.gov.uk/dataset/os-code-point-open
Or use the proper OS page to get more fields, stuff like council ward etc.
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