[Tagging] Addresses with PO Box, and other delivery type addresses.

[Warin]

On 19/3/20 1:57 pm, Joseph Eisenberg wrote:
>> there don't appear to be any way to enter addresses that use Post Office Boxes
> Post office boxes are located at a post office usually, and that is
> mapped as amenity=post_office -
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_office


I am not talking of the physical thing, but entering the address of a feature.

Example:

The Barkly Homestead

Has an address of

PRIVATE BAG 32

Tennant Creek

Northern Territory  0862



In OSM I can enter the state, town and post code.
addr:village=Tennant Creek
addr:state=Northern Territory
addr:postcode=0862

I cannot enter the "PRIVATE BAG 32" as there is no OSM tag for it.

Humm just came across addr:place, that may do?
Err no "make sure there is a matchingplace <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:place>=*  object of the same name to keep data consistent. It is required by Nominatim for it to be able to find the addresses using it"
there is no place that is "PRIVATE BAG 32" or "POST OFFICE BOX 3" ...



???


>
>> other delivery types:
>> Roadside Delivery  RSD
>> Roadside Mail Box/Bag  RMB
> Are these letter boxes located next to the road, but rather far away
> from the house?
>
> These are mapped as amenity=letter_box, I believe?
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dletter_box
>
> There is also amenity=post_box for a device where you deposite
> outgoing letters:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_box
>
> Is anything else missing, which can't be mapped with these tags or
> with Key:addr:* ?
>
> If none of the common values of addr:* will work, you can use addr:full=*
>
> https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/addr%3Afull
>
> -- Joseph Eisenberg
>
> On 3/19/20, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> While there are methods of entering street addresses there don't appear
>> to be any way to enter addresses that use Post Office Boxes and other
>> delivery types.
>>
>> There is a proposal to may the existence of PO Boxes but no way to enter the
>> address data for those that use them.
>>
>> As well as PO Boxes there exits several types of delivery methods in
>> Australia, below are listed all of the officially accepted types with their
>> officially accepted abbreviations.
>>
>> Care of Post Office  CARE PO
>>
>> Community Mail Agent.  CMA
>>
>> Community Mail Bag CMB
>>
>> Community Postal Agent  CPA
>>
>> General Post Office Box GPO BOX
>>
>> Locked Bag LOCKED BAG
>>
>> Mail Service MS
>>
>> Post Office Box PO BOX
>>
>> Roadside Delivery  RSD
>>
>> Roadside Mail Box/Bag  RMB
>>
>> Roadside Mail Service  RMS
>>
>> Private Bag  PRIVATE BAG
>>
>> These all appear in the same placement of the addressed article. Perhaps
>> a new tag addr:delivery_type=* could be used?
>>
>> Examples>
>>
>> Mr Smith
>>
>> PRIVATE BAG 32
>>
>> Tennant Creek
>>
>> Northern Territory  0862
>>
>> addr:delivery_type=PRIVATE BAG 32
>>
>> Mr Jones
>>
>> GPO BOX 3
>>
>> Sydney
>>
>> NSW 2000
>>
>> addr:delivery_type=GPO BOX 3
>>
>> In these cases there is no house number, street. There are still
>> city/state/country and postal codes.
>>
>> --------------------------
>>
>> References?
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Mail_Box
>>
>> https://www.staff.uwa.edu.au/facilities/mail/formats
>>
>> https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/430096
>>
>> https://www.barklyhomestead.com.au/ -'contact us' they use PMB for
>> Private Mail Bag.
>>
>>
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