[talk-au] use of addr:unit

[Andrew Harvey]

Agreed,  if it's an apartment block, then just the street address should be
enough. The unit field would be more helpful for say townhouses where the
units are spread out and you could tag individually, or shops as Graeme
notes.

There is also https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building:flats which
you can add to t he block of flats/apartments to tag how many units are
contained in the building. This is useful for people to determine density
(even though most people would just use GNAF etc for this rather than OSM,
some new developments OSM could be ahead of GNAF and the other state
address databases).

On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 08:13, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, 16 May 2019 at 23:51, Andrew Harvey <andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> To me they are all the same. I think addr:flats given it's documented on
>> the wiki and is in use is the best tag to use. Open to other opinions.
>>
>
> I usually just tag the whole building with the street address (100 This
> Street, Somewhere, QLD, 1234), & then only add individual unit numbers for
> shops / offices etc (shop=butcher is Unit 1, 100 This Street ...), rather
> than residential units.
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
>
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