I would not like to see that happen. OSM maps real objects, postcodes
are not real and only apply as a part of an object's address. They apply
to buildings (delivery points on buildings really). The postcodes in
Codepoint Open are centroids derived from a combination of all the
delivery points that share the postcode so are not at all real-world
objects.
If you want to apply postcodes to addresses you can see the map overlay
I have produced which you can use in editors as an overlay:
https://codepoint.raggedred.net/ I will update it again shortly. You can
also derive postcodes from other open data sources such as FHRS data.
--
cheers
Chris Hill (chillly)
On 02/10/2019 13:43, Russ Phillips via Talk-GB wrote:
Hi,
I'm wondering if it would be feasible and advisable to import the UK
postcode data from OS OpenData Codepoint
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_OpenData#Code-Point_Open>.
The licence is OSM compatible. My thinking was that we could create a
node for each data point and set the addr:postcode tag. This would be
useful for routing software like OsmAnd, since it would allow a user
to enter a postcode as a destination.
I'm happy to do the work, but the import guidelines
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines> say that
imports should be discussed on the imports@ list and the appropriate
local communities, hence this email.
Russ Phillips
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