At 2011-10-04 18:38, Ian Dees wrote:
When I use addr:street I put the entire street's name in the field.
Breaking apart that street name into pieces is the job of other tags, I
would imagine.
I proposed, and have widely used addr:street_direction_prefix for the
cardinal direction of addr:housenumber along addr:street. I've also used
addr:suite when needed.
Example 1: when there is one Main Street that runs predominantly N/S, "123
North Main Street" is tagged:
addr:housenumber=123
addr:street_direction_prefix=N
addr:street=Main Street
Example 2: When there are two separate Vermont Avenues that run
predominantly N/S and parallel to each other, "123 West Vermont Avenue" is
tagged:
addr:housenumber=123
addr:street=West Vermont Avenue
In this particular case in Los Angeles, the Vermont Avenue right-of-way was
split to put a rail system down the middle, creating a southbound "West
Vermont Avenue" and a northbound "East Vermont Avenue".
I'd like to see some kind of indicator to show that the second case is
correct (i.e. the direction is really part of the street name) instead of
just being an instance that hasn't been properly analyzed yet. I had
proposed making the addr:street tag contain the full
prefix+root+type+suffix and then using addr:street_* tags for the
individual components, the presence of any of which would indicate that the
name had been properly analyzed.
I understand the arguments that this can be complicated to
explain/use/enforce. Not sure what to do about that. I don't think it's
rocket science. There are days when I think we should expect more. Then
again, on days when I can't read 3 "professional" 300-word news stories
without finding 10 mistakes...
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Alan Mintz <alan_mintz+...@earthlink.net>
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