[OSM-talk-ie] North Dock area of Dublin

[Donal Diamond]

North Dock A ED  etc are modern Electoral Districts (ED) which have
formally defined boundaries.

While historically there was a DED (old name for EDs) called 'North Dock',
what would you consider the modern 'North Dock' to be?

If it's another of those vague areas in Dublin like Dublin suburbs with no
defined boundaries, the area you're in depends on whether you ask a snob or
an estate agent.

If its a vague area I wouldn't use an admin area but rather a polygon with
place=suburb  and using the external ways of the North Dock A/B/C EDS.

place=suburb  "A part of a town or city with a well-known name and often a
distinct identity"



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On 7 December 2016 at 12:31, Alan Bell <alanbell at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hi, I am having trouble with nominatim geocoding addresses in the North
> Dock area of Dublin
> I think this is because the administrative area is divided into "North
> Dock A ED", B ED and C ED in the following relations
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4283341
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4275228
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4275227
>
> so, when searching for an address such as "Liffey Trust Centre, Sheriff
> Street Upper, North Dock, Dublin" nothing is found but looking for "Liffey
> Trust Centre, Sheriff Street Upper, North Dock B ED, Dublin" works just
> fine. Would it be possible/desirable to put a "North Dock" administrative
> area as the superset of A B and C? or is there some other approach that
> would make geocoding better for people who don't know the address (don't
> think the A/B/C bit is in day to day use)
>
> Alan
>
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