When I search for the address in the Netherlands, this address can't be found. But at 51.93171, 6.11842 I find this address. What am I doing wrong? Greetings, Robert asked 05 Nov '15, 06:49  Robert v Ommen edited 05 Nov '15, 11:12  Lightsider |
2 Answers:
Searching for "didam, bislook 3" seems to give the wanted result. answered 05 Nov '15, 20:03  malenki |
Hi Robert, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/6857517#map=18/51.93137/6.11780 Its present in OSM. Search string Bieslook 3, Didam, dead on. https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/51.93171/6.11808 Remains the question what did you do whith what ? answered 05 Nov '15, 11:19  Hendrikklaas |
Hi, searching for "Bieslook 3" will get amongst other addresses :- House 3, Bieslook, Kollenburg, Didam, Montferland, Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6942SG, The Netherlands
You just have to try a few simpler searchs.
Hello BCNorwich. Thanks for the reaction.
I work with a program that displays adresses in the openstreetmap. Most adresses wil be found, but this one not.
I can't use simpler search, its in the program.
If I search for "Bieslook 3, Didam" the address is found. Perhaps Nominatim has issues with Dutch postal codes, which it seems to store without a space (so 6942SG in this case), although officially they seem to be written with a space?
I think the postcodes for The Netherlands are imported into Nominatim and are not part of the OSM data, see http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/details.php?place_id=128717184 . This means that the data cannot be updated by a mapper. You have to contact the Nominatim maintainers.
If you compare this with a Belgian postcode, see http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/details.php?place_id=128098718 , you will notice that there is a boundary relation with a clickable link.