Street types are covered by AS4590, Interchange of client information, Australia Post Address Presentation Standard.
See also: http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/270020/meteorItemView/long The fact that I know this is quite sad... Cheers b On 20 May 2010 09:46, Brendan Morley <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:05:00 +1000, John Smith wrote: > > >On 20 May 2010 11:01, Brendan Morley < > *[email protected]*> wrote: > > >> Brisbane regularly have the street type abbreviated (ST, RD, MWY, ART) > and I > >> think it is better to record the "in the field" name as such. Even with > >> accurate capitalisation. > >> > >> Think tourists who aren't familiar with the way we do things around > here. > > > >You are confusing use with recording, if you record the actual street > >type, software can then convert both the searches and the output to > >show what people expect, some street types have multiple abbreviations > >and would be even more difficult to search. > > Yes, I would be *recording* what I *saw* in the field. > > Is there even an official interpretation table in the Queensland > jurisdiction? Even survey plans never seem to declare the road type in full. > > > Brendan > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > -- Ben Last Development Manager (HyperWeb) NearMap Pty Ltd
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