On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> wrote: > we're thinking about importing post code areas in Germany. Are post > code areas being mapped in other countries already, and if so, using > what tagging schema? > > I was thinking of creating multipolygon boundary relations with > boundary=post_code_area or so.
I don't think there is much consistency on anything postcode related (beyond addr:postcode & postal_code nodes) so my feeling would be that implementing a nice solid spec would help everyone. Can I ask you to take into account that postcodes/zipcodes apply at different levels of details in different countries, and in some cases there are multiple levels of details even within the same country. As such perhaps something like either: boundary=street_postal_code | district_postal_code | city_postal_code street_postal_code = 425253 or boundary = postal_code postal_code = 425253 postal_code_level = street | town | city | county or even boundary = postal_code street_postal_code = B35 1RT Otherwise data users have to guess the level of detail based on the content of the postcode and the country. -- Brian _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
