Map-Logic Release New Postcode Boundary Data for Great Britain

May 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Richard Ives, Director at Map-Logic, says "On the 1st April 2010 Ordnance Survey released a wealth of national mapping into the public domain under its OpenData licence to encourage the innovation of mapping products and applications. These royalty free mapping files will allow many more organisations to access and use geographic information to improve their business performance and share public information in ways that could never have been done before due to prohibitive licensing fees.”

“As a result of this release of high quality mapping information, Map-Logic are creating a range of low-cost products to further increase the use of the information in as many places as possible. Two of the first product releases are the Postcode grid reference file which provides an accurate grid reference for each of the 1.6 million Postcodes in Great Britain. Secondly, we have created a highly accurate and low cost Postcode polygon file for use in all desktop mapping systems such as MapInfo, Arcview, Maptitude and Google Earth. This will allow many more organisations to plan business frameworks such as retail areas, sales territories and franchise areas at a much lower cost than ever before."

To view more information on these products, please visit:
- Postcode Location Database (http://www.map-logic.co.uk/data/postcode-to-grid-referenc...)
- Postcode Boundaries (http://www.map-logic.co.uk/digital-maps/postcode-boundary...)

Further information about the Ordnance Survey OpenData scheme can be found at http://www.map-logic.co.uk/digital-maps/ordnance-survey-o...

Richard Ives concludes "With the increasing use of free or low cost mapping systems such as Google Earth or Maptitude plus highly accurate and affordable digital map data, we anticipate exciting developments in versatile and niche map applications. This will certainly benefit consumers and businesses of all size as these applications spread across all digital platforms"

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Map-Logic is an Ordnance Survey partner and Royal Mail PAF reseller and produces a range of databases and map products designed to help businesses improve operational efficiency and increase profits.