PostMap is a postal boundary product based on the full Collins Bartholomew postal data set. The information is made up of digital vector data and provides a region for each postcode sector, district and area in the United Kingdom. There are approximately 9,500 sectors (e.g. B60 4), 2,830 districts (e.g. B60) and 124 areas (e.g. B) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
PostMap suggested applications
- Field worker territory planning;
- Market analysis and profiling;
- Statistical analysis.
PostMap features
- Boundaries follow major landscape features, and may not necessarily enclose every one of the relevant addresses;
- Postcode sectors (e.g. SW1A 0), districts (e.g. SW1A) and areas (e.g. SW);
- Available in Low Resolution at an entry-level price or in High Resolution for the best accuracy available;
- Fits the coastline in GBPro200 and GBPro500;
- Available as full national coverage or smaller ‘cut-out’ extracts (priced per admin area).
PostMap technical information
A workspace (for use in MapInfo Professional) or project file (for use in ESRI ArcView/GIS) opens all the layers and sets zoom layer thresholds that determine when the layers are visible.
PostMap is suitable for scales on screen in the range 1:5,000,000 to 1:50,000. More layers become visible as you zoom in.
The British National Grid co-ordinate system is used.
The coastline and other key features fit closely with GBPro200 or GBPro500 (derived from the Collins Bartholomew GB data set).
The storage space required is about 16MB full UK coverage in MapInfo TAB format.
Main formats available: MapInfo TAB, ESRI SHP, AutoCAD DXF, Illustrator EPS and others.
Coverage available
- United Kingdom ; or
- Selected area (priced per admin area).