[Talk-GB] UK addresses

[David Woolley]

On 13/08/14 11:36, Will Phillips wrote:
> 2. I don't agree that tagging only postcode and 'addressable object' is
> a good idea. To convert that into a full address requires access to a
> closed database. Surely the whole point about OSM is creating useful


It's also a database which is incomplete; it doesn't include things like 
sub-stations, or "garages at the back of", which are contained in the 
National Land and Property Gazetteer 
<http://www.nlpg.org.uk/nlpg/welcome.htm>.  This is what defines the 
unique identifiers actually used by councils and the emergency services.

This is another database that is being "monetized".