Wayne Stallwood ALUGlist@digimatic.co.uk wrote:
True enough..but asking a customer to type in their LongLat for a estimation of delivery cost or to get an approximation of their position is hardly user friendly as most people can remember their postcode but how many have memorised their LongLat ?
Me, but I keep playing with mapping systems and satellite aiming.
Given that LB seems to be interested in the out code only, it doesn't look like a great degree of accuracy is required for this instance. The wrong village thing is a concern however, is it unique to google for the instances you have found ?
Yes, it has been, so far. In this particular case, mistakes have been fixed fairly quickly once reported. It does look rather like they sometimes mis-map their postcode database to whatever internal grid they're using, as all postcodes in an area are off by a similar translation.
Regards,