I assume we are specifically talking about addr:state
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:addr:state> ? If so the
connotation is on the state as part of a postal address rather than as a
place per se. Therefore I suggest using capitalised abbreviation and
that the document Warin quotes is authoritative. The wiki page also
notes that US states are similarly treated.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:addr
https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/documents/australia-post-addressing-standards-1999.pdf
Randomly looking at Queensland as place=state, I see that ref=QLD is
already set as well as short_name, so there is a link that can be used
in computational processing.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316595
And thinking on it, perhaps there are no other active uses? I used to
use is_in a lot, but I don't think it is in widespread use any more.
Mike
On 2018-06-24 08:43, Warin wrote:
On 24/06/18 16:20, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
G'day
The latest (?) upgrade to iD reformatted the address fields to suit
Oz addresses & also introduced a State field to be entered.
Question & policy decision needed here please :-)
Queensland / Qld / QLD?
How should we be entering our State names?
Well the 'rules' for names say no abbreviations.
Much as we commonly use the abbreviations... for me the abbreviation
is Qld.
But Australia Post wants capitals .. I suppose they are easier for the
machines to read them?
See page 24 (26 on the PDF reader) on
https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/documents/australia-post-addressing-standards-1999.pdf
There you go, an 'all ways' bet. :)
I'd go no abbreviation.
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