[Geocoding] [OpenStreetMap] #4698: When addr:place is given, the object should not be automatically associated to a street

[OpenStreetMap]

#4698: When addr:place is given, the object should not be automatically associated
to a street
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 Reporter:  ajank      |      Owner:  geocoding@…
     Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  minor      |  Milestone:
Component:  nominatim  |    Version:
 Keywords:             |
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 In many countries, small villages do not have street names, and the
 addresses are formed by combining the village name itself with a house
 number. According to OSM wiki, the "part of address, which is not related
 to street, but to some territorial zone, linear object, node or some
 abstract object" should be put under addr:place tag.

 An example house, bearing the postal address "Pomocnia 4, 06-121
 Pomocnia", is tagged as follows: addr:housenumber = 4 + addr:place =
 Pomocnia + addr:city = Pomocnia + addr:postcode = 06-121:
 http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/details?osmtype=W&osmid=185887900.

 Apparently Nominatim desperately tried to associate the object with any
 named street. In this case, the nearest one occurred to be a tertiary road
 in the neighbouring village, Piskornia Duża. Unfortunately there is no way
 of explicitly saying that there is no street name in the address (like
 addr:street = NULL).

 In my opinion, if an object has the addr:place tag, Nominatim should
 refrain from automatically associating it to a nearest named street, and
 handle the value of addr:place like an abstract street name. Such a small
 change in the algorithm would be a huge improvement to address handling in
 rural areas worldwide.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/4698>
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