[HOT] Addresses in Africa

[john whelan]

Would it be possible to add this information to the map in some way?  I
suspect this is more an open data question. Would it be useful?

Note to Kent know anyone in Ghana?

Cheerio John

On 31 August 2016 at 11:05, Sylvester Adjapong <adjapongs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have been involved with street naming and mapping activities in Ghana
> for sometime know. Currently most street have been named and houses
> numbered in the format, however these data exist only within district or
> government offices! Our postcode system works differently and it belongs to
> individuals and not houses so it will be a bit difficult to sync in with
> postcodes. Recent development is ongoing to see how we can link these
> separate data into one for easy identification.
>
> I would be glad to share more light on our street naming system and how
> houses are numbered and also how we can easily link these data using a
> unique property number (upn) that is assigned to each house
>
> It would be a great deal for business within this landscape.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sylvester
> (GeoGeek)
>
>
>
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> On 31 August 2016 at 06:42, Denis Carriere <carriere.denis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Really like the concept of a "beer census", it sounds crazy enough to
>> actually work.
>>
>> This type of census would be very valuable to No-Government Agencies
>> delivering food & supplies in case of emergencies/disasters.
>>
>> Great idea Ivan!
>>
>> *~~~~~~*
>> *Denis Carriere*
>> *GIS Project Manager*
>>
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>> Email: Carriere.Denis at gmail.com
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 8:48 AM, Iván Sánchez Ortega <
>> ivan at sanchezortega.es> wrote:
>>
>>> El onsdag 31. august 2016 08.29.01 CEST usted escribió:
>>> > ​"bottle area codes"
>>> >
>>> > I like the idea but [...] A bit like net neutrality I think postcode
>>> would
>>> > be more neutral.
>>>
>>> I kinda disagree. Postcodes won't be neutral, because (as we've seen from
>>> previous conversations) post offices/agencies tend to squeeze money from
>>> that
>>> kind of data if they can.
>>>
>>> Call me crazy, but I think beer (with local breweries and more than one
>>> brand,
>>> AFAIK) might be the most neutral commodity for this scenario, as it
>>> reaches
>>> and is demanded by illiterate population (unlike post!).
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm thinking crazy experiments such as "beer census" - fill a form that
>>> comes
>>> with the beer cases, those get bundled up the hierarchy, then you
>>> compile the
>>> info, then you can send one free **addressed beer** back to everyone.
>>> All of a
>>> sudden you create a demand for addressability.
>>>
>>>
>>> Of course, people in the ground will have the best knowledge, but I
>>> stand in
>>> my point: it's unwise to consider post offices/agencies the prime (or
>>> only)
>>> source for any kind of survey of area codes.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Iván Sánchez Ortega <ivan at sanchezortega.es> <ivan at geonerd.org>
>>> <ivan at mazemap.no>
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