Geocoding UK postcodes and addresses
Geocoding
Geocode UK addresses and postcodes to enhance your website

Postcode Anywhere... a closer look at geocoding and mapping

The data – geocoding/mapping

  • Tele Atlas data includes more than 31 million kilometres of roads, 3.3 billion inhabitants and 26 million Points Of Interest (POIs) worldwide
  • Tele Atlas maps provide absolute accuracy to within two metres and 15 centimetres relative accuracy, with 100 million pictures produced per year
  • Taps into over 50,000 reliable resources, including satellite and aerial imagery, fleet and postal drivers, public data sources, and government agencies
  • Postcode Anywhere’s mapping and geocoding data is automatically updated quarterly so you don’t need to lift a finger
  • Geocoding coverage for the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and most of Europe
  • Choice of resolution for coordinate data

Sample Geocoding Data

Name Type Description Example
Location String The name of the location found.
Worcester, Worcestershire
Easting Integer The easting coordinate of the location. Represents a distance in meters east from the most south westerly position of the GB mapping grid.
384818
Northing Integer The northing coordinate of the location. Represents a distance in meters north from the most south westerly position of the GB mapping grid.
254894
Latitude Float The WGS84 latitude coordinate of the location.
52.192
Longitude Float The WGS84 longitude coordinate of the location.
-2.2235
OsGrid String The OS grid reference for the location.
SO 84818 54894

Product features

  • Typical search result returned in less than 40 milliseconds
  • Range of web service methods to integrate with your own applications