CEP - Brazilian Postal Code - can be used to describe locations. The Postal Code Atlas extracts bidimensional proporties from CEP, presenting the boundaries of brazilian postal regions; state of São Paulo Subregions, and state of São Paulo countryside sectors. Georeferenced information take part in decision making and implementation. This article describes how the Postal Code Atlas is being developed and offers an example of practical application.
location studies; postal code; postal code atlas; georeferenced information; geographic information systems; GIS