Open Knowledge

Location datasets / 2014 45% open

Paraguay


What data is expected?

A database of postcodes/zipcodes and the corresponding spatial locations in terms of a latitude and a longitude (or similar coordinates in an openly published national coordinate system). If a postcode/zipcode system does not exist in the country, please submit a dataset of administrative borders. Data submitted in this category must satisfy the following minimum conditions

  • Zipcodes
  • Address
  • Coordinate (latitude longitude)
  • national level
  • updated once a year

  • Administrative boundaries

  • Boarders poligone
  • name of poligone (city, neighborhood)
  • national level
  • updated once a year

What data is available

  •   Openly licensed? Unsure (No URL given)
  •   Is the data available for free? Yes
  •   Is the data machine readable? No (PDF)
  •   Available in bulk? Yes
  •   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Unsure
  •   Publicly available? Yes published by Correo Paraguayo)
  •   Is data in digital form? Yes
  •   Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
  •   Does the data exist? Yes

Details

Link to download de data set: (2 parts) Asuncion: http://www.correoparaguayo.gov.py/documents/10179/11670/Codigo+Capital/0f517dcf-f167-4ace-aea1-b631343580c0 Interior: http://www.correoparaguayo.gov.py/documents/10179/11670/Codigo+Localidades/dc3c3b3f-580e-455b-b458-f55da409d309 The data it's complete, there's only one zip code per district in all the cities minus Asuncion, that have a zip code per street.

I think the data in paraguay it's not quite complete, but it's on his way to get it done. The only thing i want to mention is about the format of the data, it's in PDF, that is an open format, but still complex to get the data processed by a computer.

DIRECCION NACIONAL DE CORREOS DEL PARAGUAY (DINACOPA) Address: 25 de Mayo esq. Yegros Phone: (595 21) 498-112/16 ZIP CODE 1301

Open data law 5189: http://www.correoparaguayo.gov.py/web/guest/transparencia-ley-5.189

Contributors

Reviewers

  • Juan Pane

Submitters

  • Joan Andres Ruax Caballero