Standardised Addresses in UK It would be good to see full addresses be added to tags on buildings (and other addressable objects) in UK with elements relating to BS7666 standard.
http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gdsc/html/frames/BS7666Address.htm Even if all elements not know some added in this this format. In that way OSM could in future inferface with datasets that held address element in BS7666 format. or even become if not linked to a free version of the National Land and Property Gazetteer. http://www.nlpg.org.uk To work out well it would be good if the tools used to edit OSM parse/validate the address tags to BS7666 format. Pulling some fields such as locality and administrative area from wider polygons is something to be consider but this may cause more problems than worth. More on format of NLPG: http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/6055969 Also like with mapping data it would have to be made clear that details entered into OSM tag would have to be from direct local knowledge, public domain or suitably licensed sources. The only data that could be directly used from NLPG itself is the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN). Hopefully in time these will become more widely know and used. At moment it is only if particular professions that it is used outside local government. http://www.searchflow.co.uk There is also Unique Street Reference Number (USRN) which is being by all that dig in the road, which could be added as tag to OSM streets, where know, e.g. from roadworks notices. Note there are significant differences with addresses in format of Postcode Address File (PAF) which is widely used. ftp://ftp.royalmail.com/Downloads/public/cmwalk/doc/active/doc21800003/PAF_Digest_Dec_03.pdf For BS7666 addresses the numbers with suffixes eg 1A or in ranges 1-3 are treated like building names in PAF but as numbers in NLPG. For BS7666 addresses the locality is the settlement name people would answer they are in if asked outside the premise rather than 'post town' For a list of 'post towns' see: http://www.abcounties.co.uk/bpa/bpasection3.htm And looking at that site of the Association of British Counties would we want to encourage a tag/field of tradiational county as distinct from administrative area. And when it comes to international address standard then trying to relate fields of various systems that have grown up in each postal system presents all sort of challenges. See: http://www.isotc211.org/Address/Copenhagen_Address_Workshop/index.htm http://www.isotc211.org/Address/Copenhagen_Address_Workshop/papers/CoetzeeEtAl_TowardsAnInternationalAddressStandard_GSDI-10_2008.pdf http://www.isotc211.org/Address/Copenhagen_Address_Workshop/papers/Coetzee_AddressDataExchangeInSouthAfrica_ISOWorkshop_May2008.pdf On Friday 25 July 2008 18:12:54 Frederik Ramm wrote: > Also, house numbers may > be entered by people who live in the area and don't even have a GPS. I don't have a GPS but I have been added street and building names to some I know from local knowledge. I have been lurking on these list for a while now trying to find time to come in on aspects of project that interest me. I hope to come back on other elements, such as idea for future project to get developers to upload plans of there developments, if not direct to OSM to a layer on top host on another site pulling in OSM data. But this is linked to me dreaming of a future where there is a free map that gets to level of OS mastermap (kerbs, property and building lines) if fact I would like to see more with street furnature maped out. It might never happen but ... But more on that later. Micah -- http://blog.j12.org _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk