Hi Dave,
TL;DR: amenity = sorting_office seems fine, but only used in UK at the
moment and undocumented.
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I have seen :
(same as you said)
amenity = sorting_office
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/8129336
21 from https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/amenity=sorting_office
mostly in big ci
Hello,
I just tried and Marinetraffic (probably the only -or one of the few-
consumer in the field) seems to handle only industrial=port in their custom
maps.
Does a totally new key have benefits?
Stefano
2017-02-23 1:52 GMT+01:00 John Willis :
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> Javbw
> On Feb 22, 2017, at 10:13 PM, Marti
2017-02-23 14:38 GMT+01:00 Stefano :
> Hello,
> I just tried and Marinetraffic (probably the only -or one of the few-
> consumer in the field) seems to handle only industrial=port in their custom
> maps.
> Does a totally new key have benefits?
>
I believe there are some benefits, not the least s
2017-02-23 14:35 GMT+01:00 althio :
> TL;DR: amenity = sorting_office seems fine, but only used in UK at the
> moment and undocumented.
>
I think we generally need a tag for distribution / logistics facilities (at
least there is nothing in wider use, AFAIK). Not sure if mail distribution
merits
Martin Koppenhoefer
> "sorting office" sounds like an antique term, and although it appears this
> is what is used in the UK I couldn't find it in a (1) dictionary. "sorting
> office" is likely not applying to huge distribution facilities
It apparently does:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_o
On 22 February 2017 at 19:56, Dave F wrote:
> A place where letters & parcels are sent to be sorted so they can then be
> delivered?
>
> In the Britain I think they'd normally be called a sorting office. but
> there's only 21 & 2 for postal_sorting_office from tag info
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> Is post_depot the same t
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> On 23 Feb 2017, at 18:43, althio wrote:
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> Martin Koppenhoefer
>> "sorting office" sounds like an antique term, and although it appears this
>> is what is used in the UK I couldn't find it in a (1) dictionary. "sorting
>> office" is likely not applying to huge distribution
Javbw
> On Feb 24, 2017, at 3:32 AM, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
> wrote:
>
> I chose post_depot as a more general term, that would be applicable to
> things that might be called a "Delivery Office", a "Sorting Office" or
> maybe even something like "Parcel Hub" or "Distribution Centre". Th
