“32 Tennant Creek” won’t work? As mentioned, addr:full could work
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:48 PM Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 matching place > <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> <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. > > -------------------------- > > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing > listTagging@openstreetmap.orghttps://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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