Updates to the proposal, now including addresses. No word from the LWG as of this writing.
Associate address to building polys via st_contains in PostGIS, then export buildings with appropriate address tags (housenumber, street, city). For buildings with multiple addresses, associate one, then export all remaining address points not associated with a building poly to a point feature osm file. Both files are on github (https://github.com/oldtopos/PaloAltoCA). As buildings are imported, block-wise, reference the address point file and include additional address points where either 1, there is no clear building association, or 2, in commercial and industrial areas. For residential cases, condos, apt complexes, etc, use two address tags for high/low address ranges. I recommend building ids are preserved to aid with future updates. Manage overlaps and rooftop polygons manually as import proceeds. Land use, for parks for example, do contain names and appear to be much more accurate than what's currently in OSM. Jason's comments regarding additions seeding editing activity by others are accurate; I have seen similar user behavior after adding shop numbers in a strip mall, for example, where others come in afterwards and improve the information. It's an interesting phenomenon. Best,
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