I'm inclined to think that it is the areas that are restricted and not the postboxes, and hence map them as normal.
I've had a similar issue with clothes recycling boxes on school premises. On Sun, 1 Mar 2020, 15:56 Dan Glover, <d...@dgsys.co.uk> wrote: > So it’s March, the sun is shining here and it’s time to go back out in > pursuit of post boxes and other OSM things. > > > > While working through the CT postal area three things have come up which > maybe need further thought: > > > > - Some boxes are located within MOD or other restricted access > sites. To those inside the fence they are normal facilities but perhaps > they’re not an “amenity” in the sense of being available to the general > public. This also tends to inhibit surveying. > > > > - Royal Mail data from 2013 in some cases includes “private > boxes”, one local example is in the reception area of an hotel. There is a > mail collection from the building but there’s a conventional pillar box > within 200 m. These probably aren’t an “amenity” in general terms. The RM > data treats them inconsistently, they’re not all listed. > > > > - There are boxes inside some supermarkets. They are also on > private property however the public is encouraged to visit the premises. > Those in Tesco and Asda, maybe others, tend to be tall GRP boxes of this > style (a variation with clear back is used at airports and other places > where security might be a concern) > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Post_box_at_ASDA,_Smithdown_Road.jpg. > These are owned and operated by RM in the normal fashion. In the past > Sainsbury’s had boxes carrying advertising and often labelled MIDI POST or > similar, in this style > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Post_box_CH49_15_in_Sainsbury,_Upton.jpg > I understand these were “private” in RM terms and the third party which > managed them went into administration, following which most were removed. > However due to RM’s inconsistent data some appear in the 2013 FOI release. > > > > Is there an appropriate way to handle the first two cases? Should they be > in OSM at all, or shown with a tag to indicate restricted access? > > > > As for the Sainsbury’s boxes it may be the best thing is to treat all of > them as requiring a check to confirm whether the facility still exists. > > > > > > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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