[Tagging] Addresses with PO Box, and other delivery type addresses.
Tobias Wrede
list at tobias-wrede.de
Thu Mar 19 14:41:44 UTC 2020
Hi Warin.
Isn't the addr:* scheme used to describe the physical address of a
location/building/amentiy/etc.?
PO Boxes, privat bags etc. are addresses where mail for someone residing
at said location is delivered to.
As addr:* I would always put in what is needed to find the place as a
visitor and that is a housenumbet and street, a house name or any other
place name. And sometimes there might be nothing besides city or postcode.
Mail delivery address I would expect to find under the contact:* scheme
if at all.
Tobias
>>>> 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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