Re: [OSM-talk] addr:interpolation and data consumers

2016-11-21 Thread Mike N
On 11/21/2016 2:41 AM, Frederik Ramm wrote: Consumers will often try to simply dissolve the interpolation line into points which of course has its downsides in schemes like this where 100 interpolated house numbers are assigned but only 10 houses might exist. (I wonder if we need an

Re: [OSM-talk] addr:interpolation and data consumers

2016-11-20 Thread Andreas Vilén
It's not always that easy. "3D housenumbering" has no clear tagging rules and sometimes it's hard or illegal to get close enough to see which number is used for which building/entrance. In other situations the mailboxes are not located where the houses are and the houses have no addresses on

Re: [OSM-talk] addr:interpolation and data consumers

2016-11-20 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 11/20/2016 05:47 PM, nebulon42 wrote: > For me that sounds like: use it until there is something better/more > accurate. I tend to replace addr:interpolation with addresses on nodes > or buildings when I see them and more accurate data is available. Yes, for mappers the speedup can be

Re: [OSM-talk] addr:interpolation and data consumers

2016-11-20 Thread Russ Nelson
nebulon42 writes: > For me that sounds like: use it until there is something better/more > accurate. I tend to replace addr:interpolation with addresses on nodes > or buildings when I see them and more accurate data is available. That is the right thing to do. > What is the opinion on

Re: [OSM-talk] addr:interpolation and data consumers

2016-11-20 Thread Mike N
On 11/20/2016 11:47 AM, nebulon42 wrote: In my opinion addr:interpolation is of little value for data consumers. Personally, I prefer addresses on nodes or buildings where the location of the address is clear. addr:interpolation rather leaves this open. I know that addr:interpolation is an

Re: [OSM-talk] addr:interpolation and data consumers

2016-11-20 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone > Il giorno 20 nov 2016, alle ore 17:47, nebulon42 ha > scritto: > > For me that sounds like: use it until there is something better/more > accurate. I tend to replace addr:interpolation with addresses on nodes > or buildings when I see them and more

Re: [OSM-talk] addr:interpolation and data consumers

2016-11-20 Thread Jochen Topf
On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 05:47:28PM +0100, nebulon42 wrote: > I have written an address QA script for Austrian addresses. Now I'm > asked to support addr:interpolation. While the script is specific to > Austria the more general problem of addr:interpolation is not. > > In my opinion

[OSM-talk] addr:interpolation and data consumers

2016-11-20 Thread nebulon42
Hi, I have written an address QA script for Austrian addresses. Now I'm asked to support addr:interpolation. While the script is specific to Austria the more general problem of addr:interpolation is not. In my opinion addr:interpolation is of little value for data consumers. Personally, I prefer