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gtis Occasional Visitor

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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:08 pm Post subject: postcode converter |
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bo peep
you said in a post about poi's
you could use richards postcode converter
where can i find it
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator


Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10644 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator


Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10644 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: postcode converter |
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gtis wrote: | richards postcode converter |
Just re-read your question.
It's not a Postcode Converter but a POIConverter.
Perhaps Oldie (Richard) will work that one out one day. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1145 |
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gtis Occasional Visitor

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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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oldboy
the sticky that bo peep posted
says richards postcode converter
you type in the postcode and it comes
back with the longitude and latitude
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mugwump Occasional Visitor

Joined: Sep 11, 2005 Posts: 54
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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There is a batch postcode converter at the following URL
http://ukpostcodes.boldlygpingnowhere.org/
Will accept anything from 1 to 50 postcodes and convert them with waypoint names for direct import to your navigation tool.
Give it a whirl  _________________ Apologies to all my supporting users, the http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org/ postcode converter has now been retired.
The ubiquity of full postcode lookups has made it somewhat redundant. I still have the code if anyone needs it. |
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mugwump Occasional Visitor

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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:43 am Post subject: |
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Doh!
Sorry, that will teach me to check what I type!
That should have said
http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org _________________ Apologies to all my supporting users, the http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org/ postcode converter has now been retired.
The ubiquity of full postcode lookups has made it somewhat redundant. I still have the code if anyone needs it. |
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BoPeep Pocket GPS Moderator


Joined: 14/03/2003 22:46:42 Posts: 953 Location: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hi gtis,
I meant this program.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Bo Peep. _________________ TomTom 730
HTC Desire - Co Pilot Live Premium (Europe) |
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mugwump Occasional Visitor

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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:16 pm Post subject: Updated postcode converter with map display |
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Hi,
I updated the postcode converter this weekend, its still messy but I'm more interested in the technology than the site design right now!
The new site now converts your postcodes into waypoints in batches of up to 50 as before, but now it integrates with google maps so you can also view your waypoints on a map, not just one of them but *all* of the waypoints you submit in a scrollable, zoomable map.
Just submit a batch of postcodes and you will be returned a URL to navigate to with your waypoints, this enables you to check them very rapidly to make sure they are where you expect.
This is the fastest way I know of converting a list of postcodes to GPS waypoints in the correct format for import into TomTom (and other tools) and now verify them too! (if I'm wrong let me know and I'll go get a life and a new project to play with)
Visit the site and try a conversion at http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org/ , you will be sent the waypoints for any postcodes you submit and a URL which shows them on a map.
Alternatively have a look at the URL below which shows a sample map, with 3 waypoints, click on one for a closer view, the labels are in line with the data you submit.
http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org/maps/1128936507.html
Its very new, so please bear with me if you find any bugs or dead links, I would however appreciate any feedback via this forum.
Thanks. 8) _________________ Apologies to all my supporting users, the http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org/ postcode converter has now been retired.
The ubiquity of full postcode lookups has made it somewhat redundant. I still have the code if anyone needs it. |
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mugwump Occasional Visitor

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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:18 am Post subject: Spoke too soon again! |
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Some users are having issues with the moment viewing the maps if using Internet Explorer. They work fine in Mozilla / FireFox, I should have done some more testing!
I'll post an update when I have the IE issues resolved.....  _________________ Apologies to all my supporting users, the http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org/ postcode converter has now been retired.
The ubiquity of full postcode lookups has made it somewhat redundant. I still have the code if anyone needs it. |
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