Posted by Geoff Berrow on 11/27/06 13:21

Message-ID: <4t06mvF114h3fU1@mid.individual.net> from Dylan Parry
contained the following:

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>> You can buy a set of postcode *sectors* for a much-reduced amount
>
>Also worth bearing in mind is that sector data is much less accurate
>than the full PAF data. PAF is geocoded to the nearest 100 metres,
>whereas sector data could be out by several hundred metres. Of course,
>depending on the intended use, this could be more than adequate.

So, as a matter of interest, what would you need to do the Auto Trader
type thing that tells you how far apart two postcodes are. Obviously it
doesn't need 100 metre precision, accuracy to within a few miles would
be sufficient.

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