[OSM-talk] [Candidacy] AGM Foundation 2010 - Girona

John F. Eldredge john at jfeldredge.com
Sun Jul 4 15:16:53 BST 2010


True, but paper maps are usually not printed at a scale where including street numbers are practical.

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 23:36:58 
To: <john at jfeldredge.com>
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Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] [Candidacy] AGM Foundation 2010 - Girona

On 4 July 2010 23:00, John F. Eldredge <john at jfeldredge.com> wrote:
> I agree about the importance of being able to find a location via its postal address.  One of the most frequent reasons for looking up a location on an online map is so you can find out where on a long street a particular address is located.  This is one of the chief advantages that an online map has over a paper map.

That's just a rendering issue, paper maps could just as easily print
the street numbers, digital map data does have it's unique advantages
though, like integration with positioning information.


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