Atlas: Zoning and Postal Code Data for Service and Logistics Planning

Lantmäteriet's Atlas dataset provides tools for building and distributing geographical areas based on five-digit postcodes. It includes data on service store areas, freight zones, points of interest, and current address data, accessible via a web service and API. The dataset was last updated on 2008-01-01.

Use Cases

• Define sales territories and service areas based on postal code zones mentioned in the description.
• Optimize freight and distribution networks using the described freight and distribution zone data.
• Create heat maps for sales and customer concentration visualization as referenced in the description.
• Perform geographic reviews of customers, stores, and warehouses using the points of interest and address data.

Strengths

• Data is provided under a permissive CC0-1.0 license.
• Includes current address and postal code data.
• Offers a web service and API for programmatic access.

Limitations

• Last updated 2008-01-01 12:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Lantmäteriet

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national postal and administrative geographic data.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2008-01-01.

Freshness

Last updated 2008-01-01 12:00:00.

Geography

Focus on zoning in the north, likely within the European Union.