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<div>Note addr:full listed at that page.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I am not from India disclaimer.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But is "Shital Bus Stop (Nearest Landmark)" really part of an address?<br></div><div dir="auto">rather than hint?<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">For me it is common to include hint like this while giving location, say<br></div><div dir="auto">"leave main road after house with a blue roof" but that<br></div><div dir="auto">would not be a part of actual address.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Sep 16, 2022, 09:19 by devdatta@tengshe.in:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>I'm looking into entering the address information for commercial shops in OSM, along with their locations.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I have looked at the OSM wiki page: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:addr:*">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:addr:*</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>But this looks to be US centric, and does not appear to match how we write addresses in India.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Take a typical address such as: 1B/2, Vikram Building CHS Ltd LBS Road Near Shital Bus Stop, Bali Bajar, Kurla W Mumbai 400070, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400072<br></div><div><br></div><div>Based on the recommendations, I see that I can tag the following:<br></div><div><br></div><div>addr:housenumber=1B/2<br></div><div>addr:street=LBS Road<br></div><div>addr:city=Mumbai<br></div><div>addr:postcode=400070<br></div><div>addr:country=IN<br></div><div><br></div><div>Where do I add the following:<br></div><div>Vikram Building CHS Ltd (Name of the Building)<br></div><div>Shital Bus Stop (Nearest Landmark)<br></div><div>Bali Bajar (Sub Locality in Indian parlance)<br></div><div>Kurla W (Locality in Indian parlance)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Based on my experience with Indian addresses in my day job, I know that it is next to impossible to search for locations without Locality, Sub locality & Name of Buildings.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I know that this has been briefly discussed here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India#Addressing">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India#Addressing</a>.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Should we have an India Specific addressing scheme, similar to what we have done for Highways: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India/Tags/Highway">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India/Tags/Highway</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I'll be willing to volunteer to write up a proposal for this.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:13px" class=""><span style="color:#999999" class="">Regards,</span></span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13px" class=""><span style="color:#444444" class="">Devdatta</span></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div> </body>
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