<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 17 Aug 2019 at 01:55, Warin <<a href="mailto:61sundowner@gmail.com">61sundowner@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="gmail-m_-7295252972229537908moz-cite-prefix">On 17/08/19 07:54, Paul Allen wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">On Fri, 16 Aug 2019 at 22:33, Martin Koppenhoefer
<<a href="mailto:dieterdreist@gmail.com" target="_blank">dieterdreist@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br><div>That said, in the few cases like that where a company
doesn't specifically make its location</div>
<div>public knowledge, if I find out it's there I check if it
wants its location mapped. If it doesn't,.</div>
<div>I map only the building name/number.</div>
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If it can be seen from the street then it is a navigational aid and
should be mapped, even if the general public cannot go there. <br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Indeed. However, the cases I was thinking of there is no signage indicating what the place</div><div>is. So not a navigational aid. Most people who need to go there know where it is or</div><div>can find out. So no need to map them. But also no need not to map them should the</div><div>owners wish. If nothing else, having one of them on the map would answer the question</div><div>"The doctors' surgery that closed a few months ago, what's it being used for now?"</div><div><br></div><div>There are also one-person businesses that I see advertised in a Facebook group for my</div><div>local area. I often ask the ones where customers/clients go to their location to help me</div><div> add them to the map. Some are very enthusiastic to help. Others say very firmly that they do</div><div> not wish to appear. I'm guessing the ones that don't want to be mapped (usually</div><div>"beauticians" of some sort) are claiming unemployment benefits or dodging the tax</div><div>man (or both) and think that appearing on a map makes it more likely they'll be</div><div>investigated. Facebook is a far bigger exposure, but that appears to be how</div><div>they think.<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
OSM maps military establishments where the general public cannot go.
<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Knowing where you can't go is important in navigation. Especially if you can't go there</div><div>because it's a firing range.</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></div>