[OSM-talk] Using unit tags

[Clifford Snow]

On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Nathan Mixter <nmixter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there any way we can start using the addr:unit tag for buildings? This
> was approved several years ago but it still doesn't render yet. If both the
> addr:housenumber and addr:unit tags are used, the housenumber tag is still
> dominant. This looks really weird having several of the same housenumbers
> on one building. If the unit tags is there it should override the
> housenumber tag. Some people try to get around this restriction by placing
> the main housenumber inside the building shape and then using an additional
> housenumber tag as a node for each of the individual units in the building.
> Does anybody know if this issue has been addressed on the carto page.


My sense is that we should only render house numbers and unit at the
highest zoom level. Looking at OpenStreetMap standard rendering, house
numbers clutter up the display. Maybe once we have vector tiles and are
able to click on buildings to get features, the need for house numbers and
unit numbers lessens. Ideally, if a POI contains an address, an icon
representing the type of POI and its name would be displayed. The remaining
details should be hidden until someone clicks on the icon.

I've also seen a number of addresses with the unit number included with
addr:housenumber such as "3713 B" which does display. But in this case it
isn't a unit as described in the wiki, but a separate building.

Clifford


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