[Tagging] Block names (vs street names) in Brasilia

Alex Barth alex at mapbox.com
Tue Apr 24 15:06:49 BST 2012


Thanks - any links? A quick look at Salt Lake City gives me street names. 

On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:18 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:

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> On Apr 23, 2012 3:57 PM, "Alex Barth" <alex at mapbox.com> wrote:
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> > Brasilia and its satellites do not use street names, but an elaborate block numbering system. Before we start entering data, I'd like to propose a proper way to enter blocks.
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> I would strongly consider taking a look at towns and cities in the American west.  There seems to be a positive correlation between the predominance of the Latter Day Saints and this style of addressing in the US.  Salt Lake City is a good example, though I'm not sure how complete the address tagging is in the area.
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