[OSM-talk] Using unit tags

[Matthijs Melissen]

On 8 August 2014 16:58, 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.


The topic has briefly been touched in this issue:
https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/264

Feel free to comment on that issue or report a new issue.

-- Matthijs