for wider benefit of the list see:
http://edina.ac.uk/ukborders
and
www.geoxwalk.ac.uk
I've replied to scott in more detail off-list but thought that others
might find the above useful in regard to his query...
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James S Reid
EDINA
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www.geoxwalk.ac.uk
www.gogeo.ac.uk
"this notes for you"
Fact of the Day
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
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Scott Wilson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone know if there is there any free-to-education geocoding data
> available? Specifically I'm looking at postcode->lat/long lookups.
> Generally you have to pay the PO an annual fee for the conversion
> tables, but was wondering if there was an education agreement somewhere.
>
> (The only free geocode data I've found only goes as far as the postcode
> prefix - around 2km accuracy - or is incomplete)
>
> The Google geocoding web service specifically excludes UK addresses
> because of the legal entanglements...
>
> Cheers,
>
> -S
>
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> Scott Wilson
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