Comments on: The woes of a postman (or numerophobia breeds contempt) http://ambrand.com/2008/12/18/the-woes-of-a-postman-or-numerophobia-breeds-contempt/ The musings of a team of 20 something friends in Cork, Ireland Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Cork Consulates (or Consulates in Cork) at Ambrand.com http://ambrand.com/2008/12/18/the-woes-of-a-postman-or-numerophobia-breeds-contempt/#comment-13311 Cork Consulates (or Consulates in Cork) at Ambrand.com Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:40:37 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2008/12/18/the-woes-of-a-postman-or-numerophobia-breeds-contempt/#comment-13311 [...] countries requiring consular assistance. The photos will be invaluable in this regard because addresses in Ireland can be very difficult to find, even we had trouble finding some places! All text and photos (except where otherwise mentioned) [...] […] countries requiring consular assistance. The photos will be invaluable in this regard because addresses in Ireland can be very difficult to find, even we had trouble finding some places! All text and photos (except where otherwise mentioned) […]

]]> By: garydubh http://ambrand.com/2008/12/18/the-woes-of-a-postman-or-numerophobia-breeds-contempt/#comment-12961 garydubh Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:51:34 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2008/12/18/the-woes-of-a-postman-or-numerophobia-breeds-contempt/#comment-12961 A good article on the subject here also: http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2897&trv=1 A good article on the subject here also: http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2897&trv=1

]]> By: garydubh http://ambrand.com/2008/12/18/the-woes-of-a-postman-or-numerophobia-breeds-contempt/#comment-12960 garydubh Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:11:05 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2008/12/18/the-woes-of-a-postman-or-numerophobia-breeds-contempt/#comment-12960 You are absolutely right about addresses in Ireland. 40% are non unique and a large number are vanity addresses. Consequently emergency services cannot find houses and couriers report a 3% failed delivery rate. An Post does not need Post Codes but the 0.5 million commercial vehicles providing services on Irish Roads and new entrants into the postal market because of liberalisation in 2009 do. That is why there is now a working Geo Postcoding system - PON Codes - a 7 characater alphanumeric code defining any location to /- 6 meters. It has already been tested with Garmin and their SatNav's. See here for more info: http://www.irishpostcodes.ie and an ongoing discussion here: http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2897&trv=1 You are absolutely right about addresses in Ireland. 40% are non unique and a large number are vanity addresses. Consequently emergency services cannot find houses and couriers report a 3% failed delivery rate.

An Post does not need Post Codes but the 0.5 million commercial vehicles providing services on Irish Roads and new entrants into the postal market because of liberalisation in 2009 do. That is why there is now a working Geo Postcoding system - PON Codes - a 7 characater alphanumeric code defining any location to /- 6 meters. It has already been tested with Garmin and their SatNav’s. See here for more info: http://www.irishpostcodes.ie and an ongoing discussion here: http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2897&trv=1

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