[talk-au] use of addr:unit

[David Wales]

Hi Sebastian,

If you want to go crazy, you could try Simple Indoor Tagging:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Simple_Indoor_Tagging
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Indoor_Mapping

This allows you to separately map each floor of the building, thus
allowing each address to be mapped specifically!

Regards,
David Wales

On 17/5/19 9:53 am, Andrew Harvey wrote:
> 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 <mailto:graemefitz1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
>     On Thu, 16 May 2019 at 23:51, Andrew Harvey
>     <andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com <mailto: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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