Key
Dataset Description -
Postcode
Index
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Key
Dataset Description -
Postcode
Index
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Guide to Key Dataset Description
| Title | POSTCODE INDEX |
| Alternate Title | Scottish Postcode Directory. |
| Originator | General Register Office for Scotland (GRO(Scotland)). |
| Abstract | A computer file which provides an allocation of live and deleted small and large postcodes within Scotland to higher areas, such as electoral and administrative areas and other information including 1 metre national grid references. |
| Start Date of Capture | 1 April 1973. |
| End Date of Capture | Continuous. |
| Frequency of Update | Daily; customer versions prepared twice a year. |
| Resource Type | Computer dataset. |
| Access Constraints | Generally none, but access may need control through licensing. |
| Keywords | Postcode |
| Geographic extent | Scotland |
| System of Spatial Referencing by Coordinates | Ordnance Survey National Grid. |
| System of Spatial Referencing by Description | Postcode hierarchy: area, district, sector, unit. |
| Descriptive name for geographic extent | Scotland |
| Level of Spatial Detail | Scotland |
| Copyright | Copyright subsists in this product which can only be used by or for a person or organisation who has bought the product from GRO(S) or an authorised agent. |
| Format/Media/On-line Ordering information | ASCII text files. Available on 1.4 mb diskette or CD ROM. Other formats may be available on request. Further details are available from GRO(S) technical contact point +44 (0) 131 314 4287. |
| Additional Information |
See GRO (Scotland) Prospectus 'Postcode Based Geography Products'. |
| Dataset Association | GRO(Scotland): Postcode boundaries matched on live small user postcodes. |
| Contact Name or Title | P Jamieson,
Customer Services |
| Contact Address | Ladywell House, Ladywell Road |
| Contact City | EDINBURGH |
| Contact Country | Scotland |
| Contact Postcode | EH12 7TF |
| Contact Phone no | +44 ( 0) 131 314 4254 |
| Contact Fax no | +44 ( 0) 131 314 4344 |
| Contact email address | peter.jamieson@gro-scotland.gov.uk |
| Contact web site address | www.open.gov.uk/gros/groshome.htm |