On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:31 AM, colliar <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > Also hi > > Frederik Ramm schrieb: >> we're thinking about importing post code areas in Germany. Are post >> code areas being mapped in other countries already, and if so, using >> what tagging schema? > > +1 > >> I was thinking of creating multipolygon boundary relations with >> boundary=post_code_area or so. > > In rural areas you often can use the administrative boundaries but in cities > this often does not work, because the postcode boundaries differe to the > suburb > boundaries. I added the postcode to a associatedStreet relation using > addr:postcode=* and split the relation in parts (one for each postcode) if > there > exists more then one.
Canadian Postal Codes can indicate an entire small town, or a portion of a very large building. Suburban Postal Codes often refer to a dozen or so houses on one side of the street. Neighbours on the other side of the street, or across the back yard have a different postal code. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_codes_in_Canada#Components_of_a_postal_code _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
