On 28/01/2019 15:06, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
I really don't see what is outlandish about using post towns as a
guide for what goes in the addr:city tag. Royal Mail might be becoming
less important, but when most people are asked for their address, they
will give their address as defined by Royal Mail. In cases where local
people feel this is wrong, then by all means don't use the post town
or use addr:posttown instead.
Looking at the Companies House Registered Companies data for
Charlbury, I find 235 addresses of which 170 include Chipping Norton.
I find Registered Companies data useful because the addresses appear
unvalidated and therefore show addresses as people actually enter them.
I don't see what is outlandish about using post towns as a guide for
what goes in the addr:city tag. Royal Mail might be becoming less
important, but when most people are asked for their address, they will
still give it as defined by Royal Mail. In cases where local people feel
this is wrong, then by all means don't use the post town or use
addr:posttown instead.
Looking at the Companies House Registered Companies data for Charlbury,
I find 235 addresses of which 170 include Chipping Norton. I find
Registered Companies data useful because the addresses appear
unvalidated and therefore show addresses as people actually enter them.
Cheers,
Will
On 28/01/2019 15:06, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
Colin Smale wrote:
As you will know RM have their own particular ideas of the
geography of the UK, all done for their own convenience. It
would certainly avoid some confusion if we used addr:posttown
instead of addr:city.
Fully agree.
I really don't see what is outlandish about using post towns as a
guide for what goes in the addr:city tag. Royal Mail might be
becoming less important, but when most people are asked for their
address, they will give their address as defined by Royal Mail. In
cases where local people feel this is wrong, then by all means don't
use the post town or use addr:posttown instead. Looking at the
Companies House Registered Companies data for Charlbury, I find 235
addresses of which 170 include Chipping Norton. I find Registered
Companies data useful because the addresses appear unvalidated and
therefore show addresses as people actually enter them.
Richard
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34514024
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