Comments on: Open postcodes – my letter to the FT http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2009/12/open-postcodes-my-letter-to-the-ft/ Musings on local government, web development, music and tings Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:59:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andy Mabbett http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2009/12/open-postcodes-my-letter-to-the-ft/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Andy Mabbett Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:44:53 +0000 http://www.pezholio.co.uk/?p=337#comment-617 Was this sent? I would be (or would have been) happy to sign it Was this sent? I would be (or would have been) happy to sign it

]]> By: Dafydd Vaughan http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2009/12/open-postcodes-my-letter-to-the-ft/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Dafydd Vaughan Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:19:22 +0000 http://www.pezholio.co.uk/?p=337#comment-531 Despite the article saying the consultation has been put back till January, it seems to have appeared on the Communities.gov.uk website today: http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/ordnancesurveyconsultation Despite the article saying the consultation has been put back till January, it seems to have appeared on the Communities.gov.uk website today:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/ordnancesurveyconsultation

]]> By: Christopher Osborne http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2009/12/open-postcodes-my-letter-to-the-ft/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Christopher Osborne Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:19:15 +0000 http://www.pezholio.co.uk/?p=337#comment-530 consider it signed consider it signed

]]> By: Pez http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2009/12/open-postcodes-my-letter-to-the-ft/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Pez Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:08:14 +0000 http://www.pezholio.co.uk/?p=337#comment-529 Thanks for the feedback chaps. Are you happy to be added as signatories? Would add extra weight (and also recognise your contributions!) Thanks for the feedback chaps. Are you happy to be added as signatories? Would add extra weight (and also recognise your contributions!)

]]> By: Dafydd Vaughan http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2009/12/open-postcodes-my-letter-to-the-ft/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Dafydd Vaughan Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:48:51 +0000 http://www.pezholio.co.uk/?p=337#comment-528 I think that Richard is right. If I understand the rules correctly, the IP is owned by Postcomm and not Royal Mail. Royal Mail are just licensed to manage it. Another point - I believe the data that might be released is would be the Postzon database. RM & OS would still be able to sell licenses to the other postcode products they currently have, so it isn't a totally free giveaway. I think that Richard is right. If I understand the rules correctly, the IP is owned by Postcomm and not Royal Mail. Royal Mail are just licensed to manage it.

Another point – I believe the data that might be released is would be the Postzon database. RM & OS would still be able to sell licenses to the other postcode products they currently have, so it isn’t a totally free giveaway.

]]> By: Christopher Osborne http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2009/12/open-postcodes-my-letter-to-the-ft/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Christopher Osborne Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:42:22 +0000 http://www.pezholio.co.uk/?p=337#comment-527 I do rather take issue with the £20m maintenance cost that is repeatedly cited. Even if they do make 1,000 address changes everyday, that still works out as £55 per address change in the DB which sounds like fantasy to me. Another point - this is all information collected and paid for by LAs as part of their NLPG commitments, so is this not a case of paying for the same work twice which is probably better done at the LA level? I do rather take issue with the £20m maintenance cost that is repeatedly cited. Even if they do make 1,000 address changes everyday, that still works out as £55 per address change in the DB which sounds like fantasy to me.

Another point – this is all information collected and paid for by LAs as part of their NLPG commitments, so is this not a case of paying for the same work twice which is probably better done at the LA level?

]]> By: Richard Pope http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2009/12/open-postcodes-my-letter-to-the-ft/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Richard Pope Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:39:27 +0000 http://www.pezholio.co.uk/?p=337#comment-526 It might be worth finding an extract from one of the studies that explain the potential for generating tax revenue from new companies building on public data. Also there is a mistake in the original article that might be worth pointing out, Royal Mail don't own the IP, the regulator does I think, Royal Mail just operates the service for it has puts a cap on the level of profit that RM can make. It might be worth finding an extract from one of the studies that explain the potential for generating tax revenue from new companies building on public data.

Also there is a mistake in the original article that might be worth pointing out, Royal Mail don’t own the IP, the regulator does I think, Royal Mail just operates the service for it has puts a cap on the level of profit that RM can make.

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