[OSM-talk-be] Question : why are the housenumbers not 'visible' next to a map-icon on OSM ?

[André Pirard]

On 2015-02-10 21:44, hvdb wrote :
> In josm you see the housenumbers left to a map-icon, but on OSM , that
> housenumber is not visible anymore when a map-icon is rendered ... 
> :(  ... should be visible next/left/under/above/right on that
> map-icon... just my opinion .
That's because the number is considered to overlap the icon or the text.
You can tag the number on a node to get it out of the way.
Here's an example of a hairdresser's
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/167146300>.
Overlaps can also occur with the next houses.
BUT NEVER MAP FOR THE RENDERER ;-)

André.



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