Some publicly owned data to be open to the public

[bellinghman]

Namely, as of next year, it appears that OS data will be open to all.

Now can we have the PostCode database open too?

Comments

[martyn44.livejournal.com]

Oh, please. I have to use this Royal Mail limited site, http://postcode.royalmail.com/portal/rm/postcodefinder?catId=400145&pageId=pcaf_pc_search&gear=postcode, and a couple of others regularly. And don't get me started on 192.com.

[caerleon.livejournal.com]

Interesting.. can we now charge the government with "providing information useful to terrorists"?..

[aldabra]

Postcode data is on Wikileaks.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/sep/16/wikileaks-postcode-file-free-data

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

As noted, that's a static snapshot, slowly going out of date. For example, one of our staff moved into a new-build house last week, so hers quite possibly won't be included.

It's better than nothing, granted, but the proper up-to-date dynamic version is what's needed.