Re:UK Postcode coordinates on WikiLeaks
by pyre on Wednesday September 16, 2009 @01:25PM
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If those are the columns this isn't 'precise' postal code data. The log/lat is just the 'centroid' of the postal code. At least in the US, most -- if not all -- postal codes are irregularly shaped, so it's not like you can pull up precise GPS data on the perimeter of the postal code (i.e. in order to draw it on a map).
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Re:UK Postcode coordinates on WikiLeaks
by uhybouy on Wednesday September 16, 2009 @02:43PM
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UK postcodes are equivalent to the 5+4 US zip codes.
They list part of a street, typically 10-20 houses.
still close enough to search for things.
% postcode
NG15
% ff http://www.google.com/webhp?q=ng15+curry
bah google changed their uri scheme