[Talk-GB] Non-intuitive addresses

Ken Kilfedder spiregrain_osm at ksglp.org.uk
Mon Feb 14 11:27:05 UTC 2022


>> Any software unaware of "addr:parentstreet" would just use "addr:street" which would give a result that is "good enough."
>
> Nominatim won't cope with that, though, as the addr:street value won't 
> match the name of a nearby highway.
>
> Other than that, I agree with you

For this type of arrangement, I've occasionally added a name to the footway alongside the relevant bit of highway.  Probably not 100% 'right', but it does match the 'feel' of these sites on the ground.  Examples:-

* https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1012160784
* https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/991996440






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