You can locate postcodes in Northern Ireland using United Kingdom mapping software.
If you want to geocode or locate Northern Ireland postcodes in Maptitude, you will need to download and use the Download Free Layers Add-In.
However, you do not need the Download Free Layers Add-In if you are geocoding or locating Northern Ireland addresses using street address and postcode information.
You can follow the steps in the Create-a-Map Wizard to locate your Northern Ireland addresses without using the Download Free Layers Add-In.
For a tutorial on mapping your data in Maptitude, please see the tutorial video on mapping your data in Maptitude.
This article will explain how to download the add-in and how to use it to find your Northern Ireland postcodes.
- Download a free mapping software trial of Maptitude Desktop or use your existing Maptitude Desktop license.
- Make sure that Maptitude is not open and install the Download Free Layers Add-in.
- Open the Maptitude software, close all maps and go to Tools>GIS Developer’s Kit>Add-ins> Download Free Layers
- From the second pulldown, choose “United Kingdom (UK ONS)” and click OK
- Choose the appropriate version of the UK country package from the pulldown and click OK
- Once this is complete, go to File>New Workspace and you can now locate Northern Ireland postcodes when using the United Kingdom country package by selecting “New Map of My Data/Table/Spreadsheet”. If you have records that were not located or a dataview with your address data open, you can go to Tools>Locate>Locate Wizard to locate Northern Ireland postcodes.
If you want to show postal sectors and districts for the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Ireland, please see the Maptitude tutorial article on showing additional postal sectors.