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Ideal postcodes vs OpenStreetMap

A side-by-side look at Ideal postcodes and OpenStreetMap. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Ideal postcodes

Ideal postcodes

Business & Commerce

Ideal Postcodes is an address management and validation service that allows users to look up, validate, and auto-complete postal addresses in the UK. It provides APIs and plugins to integrate address lookup into web forms and other applications.

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OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap

Travel & Location

OpenStreetMap is a free, open-source, crowd-sourced map of the world. Volunteers collect map data using GPS devices, aerial imagery, local knowledge, and other free sources to create and update the map database.

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