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

[Tobias Wrede]

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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