[Talk-GB] OSM UK address project: tags - Updated guidance

[Mark Goodge]

On 04/01/2022 00:18, Mike Baggaley wrote:
> I disagree, name is the correct field for entering the name of an 
> entity. In this case the entity is a building. I think the page also 
> needs to mention noname and nohousenumber (and possibly noaddress). A 
> building with name=* and nohousenumber=yes is I believe correctly not 
> flagged by streetcomplete.

name= and addr:housename= are different things, and serve different 
purposes.

addr:housename= should be used where the name is part of the postal 
address (often, but not always, where there is no number), but should 
not be used if the name does not form part of the postal address.

name= should be used for the name of an object irrespective of whether 
the name also forms part of the postal address or not. However, it 
should not be used where the name is only part of the address and has no 
independent relevance. As the wiki says:

    Do not use name=* if:
    [...]
    The feature is known by an address or reference number or code.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name

Mark