On 19/3/20 1:57 pm, Joseph Eisenberg wrote:
there don't appear to be any way to enter addresses that use Post Office Boxes
Post office boxes are located at a post office usually, and that is
mapped as amenity=post_office -
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_office
I am not talking of the physical thing, but entering the address of a feature.
Example:
The Barkly Homestead
Has an address of
PRIVATE BAG 32
Tennant Creek
Northern Territory 0862
In OSM I can enter the state, town and post code.
addr:village=Tennant Creek
addr:state=Northern Territory
addr:postcode=0862
I cannot enter the "PRIVATE BAG 32" as there is no OSM tag for it.
Humm just came across addr:place, that may do?
Err no "make sure there is a matchingplace
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:place>=* object of the same name to keep data
consistent. It is required by Nominatim for it to be able to find the addresses using it"
there is no place that is "PRIVATE BAG 32" or "POST OFFICE BOX 3" ...
???
other delivery types:
Roadside Delivery RSD
Roadside Mail Box/Bag RMB
Are these letter boxes located next to the road, but rather far away
from the house?
These are mapped as amenity=letter_box, I believe?
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dletter_box
There is also amenity=post_box for a device where you deposite
outgoing letters:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_box
Is anything else missing, which can't be mapped with these tags or
with Key:addr:* ?
If none of the common values of addr:* will work, you can use addr:full=*
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/addr%3Afull
-- Joseph Eisenberg
On 3/19/20, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
While there are methods of entering street addresses there don't appear
to be any way to enter addresses that use Post Office Boxes and other
delivery types.
There is a proposal to may the existence of PO Boxes but no way to enter the
address data for those that use them.
As well as PO Boxes there exits several types of delivery methods in
Australia, below are listed all of the officially accepted types with their
officially accepted abbreviations.
Care of Post Office CARE PO
Community Mail Agent. CMA
Community Mail Bag CMB
Community Postal Agent CPA
General Post Office Box GPO BOX
Locked Bag LOCKED BAG
Mail Service MS
Post Office Box PO BOX
Roadside Delivery RSD
Roadside Mail Box/Bag RMB
Roadside Mail Service RMS
Private Bag PRIVATE BAG
These all appear in the same placement of the addressed article. Perhaps
a new tag addr:delivery_type=* could be used?
Examples>
Mr Smith
PRIVATE BAG 32
Tennant Creek
Northern Territory 0862
addr:delivery_type=PRIVATE BAG 32
Mr Jones
GPO BOX 3
Sydney
NSW 2000
addr:delivery_type=GPO BOX 3
In these cases there is no house number, street. There are still
city/state/country and postal codes.
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References?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Mail_Box
https://www.staff.uwa.edu.au/facilities/mail/formats
https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/430096
https://www.barklyhomestead.com.au/ -'contact us' they use PMB for
Private Mail Bag.
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