[Tagging] housenumber on node and area

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2015-05-28 10:49 GMT+02:00 Colin Smale <colin.smale at xs4all.nl>:

> Addresses are just labels, with (in the general case) an N:M relation with
> "areas". Addresses are not used to identify buildings, as that would imply
> that all buildings (even sheds and garages) would need their own address.
>


actually in Italy garages sometimes get their own addresses if they have a
separate gate. A gate can also have it's own housenumber without leading to
anything, like here:
https://www.google.it/maps/@41.83254,12.477383,3a,75y,283h,85.62t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1seGMH98B7GPT129x3i2PgaQ!2e0!6m1!1e1
this is number 6, leading to the garden of the house of which all actual
housenumbers are 8 and the entrance is here:
https://www.google.it/maps/@41.832353,12.477295,3a,75y,300.31h,96.95t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sQZDm_XBQAUDVxW8KkF2YGg!2e0!6m1!1e1



> In multi-occupancy buildings (apartments, shared offices etc) each
> separately registered unit needs its own address (in order to ensure post
> etc is directed to the right party);
>


no, you can have all post boxes at one spot and people will go there to
retrieve their mail. No need for distinct addresses (because typically you
will also write a name, not just an address).
It can also be different (several addresses), but it really depends on the
local situation. Or maybe you are referring to the UK only?

cheers,
Martin
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/attachments/20150528/96d13c9f/attachment.html>