[talk-ph] Block number addressing on Philippine?

[Satoshi IIDA]

Hi,

I changed "addr:blocknumber"(JP) to "addr:block_number"(PH).

So we would like to use "addr:block_number"(PH).
At least for a while ;)

Thanks!





2014-04-17 11:17 GMT+09:00 Satoshi IIDA <nyampire at gmail.com>:

>
> Eugene,
>
> Thank you for confirming the detail.
> Very helpful! ;)
>
> As you said, it might be temporary, but it is used indeed.
> So I think it is better to described and defined in OSM wiki.
>
> > underscore
> Yes, so I've proposed "blocknumber"(without _) to fit "housenumber",
> "postcode" or "subdistrict" (withour _).
> Otherwise, "block_number"(with _) is proposed 2 years ago.
>
> I would like to hear other opinions. (Tagging ML is better?)
>
> Japanese mappers got consensus to change it to "block_number"(without _).
> Maybe either tag is OK.
>
>
>
>
>
> 2014-04-13 10:30 GMT+09:00 Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com>:
>
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Satoshi IIDA <nyampire at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I would like to confirm a few points.
>>>
>>> 1. Block number address system is used in Philippine?
>>> According to OSM wiki page, there is no definition to block_number in
>>> Philippine.
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Philippines/Addressing
>>>
>>> 1-1.
>>> If block_number system is used, I would like to confirm they are same or
>>> not to Japanese ones.
>>> Please tell me some (maybe out of OSM wiki) documentation.
>>> If they are the same concept, "_" ambiguous should be integrated :)
>>>
>>
>> I would like to confirm what Ervin said: Yes, block addressing is also
>> used in the Philippines. But note that Philippine block addressing scheme
>> is always written as follows: "Block <number> Lot <number>". This is often
>> abbreviated to "B<number> L<number>". The lot (aka parcel) number is
>> generally equivalent to the building number used in Japanese addresses but
>> the difference is that the lot numbers are assigned consecutively to each
>> lot.
>>
>> Block addressing is usually intended to be a temporary address scheme
>> while new streets are not yet named AND lots are not yet given "proper"
>> numbers. But even if temporary, this scheme is often used for a long period.
>>
>> For example, my childhood house had the following address, "Block 7 Lot
>> 16, E. Pascual Street", for more than 15 years before we were assigned a
>> number: "46 E. Pascual Street".
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Satoshi IIDA
> mail: nyampire at gmail.com
> twitter: @nyampire
>



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