[OSM-newbies] When to use addr

[Matt Williams]

2009/8/31 Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Jack Stringer<jack.ixion at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> If you have address details then add the tags.
>>
>> Often people don't add that information as they don't have it. I try and add
>> as much address info as I have availble. The more postcodes the better as
>> that improves map searches and satnav apps.
>
> You say postcodes, how about street addresses?
>
> Or is it just a general "If have it, add it?"

Basically, yes. If a POI has a street number and a postcode then add
them. For house numbers, it's worth reading up on
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/House_numbers/Karlsruhe_Schema
is you haven't already.

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Matt Williams
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