Dec 10, 2020, 21:51 by sk53....@gmail.com: > However, I would regard > the Dutch > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/52.34367/4.77750&layers=N>> & Polish > communities approach of adding individual > nodes for each address in the building irrespective of the actual address > position outline > as incorrect mapping in the UK. In both cases, and probably > also in Denmark > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/55.68777/12.58382&layers=N>> , this is > most > likely because addresses have been imported from a national database and this > allows > incremental updates from the same source. The problem with this is that it > prevents classic > OSM iterative refinement, such as accurate mapping for indoor usage, for > instance to enable > guidance for blind people. > At least in Poland separate nodes for addresses are preferred as this: - more accurate and allows to specify where given address actually is - for example after mapping entrances, you can be guided to a correct one - I am confused why it prevents "OSM iterative refinement, such as accurate mapping for indoor usage" (maybe in UK addresses are assigned differently than in Poland) - maybe it is related to fact that I am unaware of "address position outline" existing in Poland - address is de facto assigned to building/plot/entrance and in rare cases to complex objects such as a hospital or group of entrances - it is common to have on street corner address from two streets in one building (see https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.07413&mlon=19.93361#map=19/50.07413/19.93361 and three nearby buildings), mapping this as an interpolation would not work (and least I think so) - and yes, is easier to map and import
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