On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 08:19:57 +0000 (UTC) BlueMM <[email protected]> wrote:
> Apparently there was a big push for unification of suburb & postcode > boundaries a few years back by the governmental spatial agencies. I > believe it hasn't been completed, parts of NT didn't correspond. Yeah I know it all lines up here in SA (dont know if it ever hasn't actually) but I wasn't sure about other states. Interesting to note some places it doesnt. > Given the electoral boundaries, it shows the limits of the > admin_level tagging system, as Australia is like the UK, where it's > more of a hierarchy (think different areas like > councils/suburbs/postcodes/parishes/electoral/state). I think there > are even examples in Australia of suburbs crossing state lines. I think the admin_level setup is more in the idea of international consistency, so similar types of areas with radically different local name can be at similar admin levels. Of course I only found out recently not only does S.A. have Hundreds as a land administration boundary but they also have Counties. Of course sourcing that information for a free source could be extremely tricky :D -- =b _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
