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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/3/20 1:57 pm, Joseph Eisenberg
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        <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">there don't appear to be any way to enter addresses that use Post Office Boxes
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Post office boxes are located at a post office usually, and that is
mapped as amenity=post_office -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_office">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_office</a></pre>
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    <pre>I am not talking of the physical thing, but entering the address of a feature.</pre>
    <pre>Example: 
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    <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">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 <tt dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" style="background:#EEF;font-size:1em;line-height:1.6"><bdi style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:place" title="Key:place">place</a></bdi>=*</tt> 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" ... 



??? 
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        <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">other delivery types:
Roadside Delivery  RSD
Roadside Mail Box/Bag  RMB
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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?
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dletter_box">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dletter_box</a>

There is also amenity=post_box for a device where you deposite
outgoing letters:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_box">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_box</a>

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=*

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/addr%3Afull">https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/addr%3Afull</a>

-- Joseph Eisenberg

On 3/19/20, Warin <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:61sundowner@gmail.com"><61sundowner@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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        <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">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?

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Mail_Box">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Mail_Box</a>

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.staff.uwa.edu.au/facilities/mail/formats">https://www.staff.uwa.edu.au/facilities/mail/formats</a>

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/430096">https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/430096</a>

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.barklyhomestead.com.au/">https://www.barklyhomestead.com.au/</a> -'contact us' they use PMB for
Private Mail Bag.


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