Comment by pjc50
2 days ago
Huh. In the UK we usually enter postcode plus house number and have the computer look up the rest of the address (even though that's a paid API).
2 days ago
Huh. In the UK we usually enter postcode plus house number and have the computer look up the rest of the address (even though that's a paid API).
A UK post code is much more specific than a five digit zip code which might be one reason why.
Good point, but because the postcode database was privatised it will always have to be a paid service which is why not everyone uses it.
It's still paid even if it's public. The difference is now the people who use it pay for it.
This sounds reasonable. However there was a study showing major economic benefits if was free. These benefits came from more people implementing it, time saved by all those additional users, removal of licensing hassle.
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