Hi all, I'm trying to improve the address tagging for this apartment complex. Here are the facts on the ground:
Currently we have ways for the complex as a whole and for each building, and I expect we'll want to add entrance nodes for apartments with private entrances. Also there are currently address tags on the buildings but they were imported and I claim they're incorrect. So my questions are:
asked 15 Apr '22, 20:02 vectro |
The addr:* scheme of OSM is technically only directed at postal addresses, so applying this principle rigorously reduces the problem: neither the buildings themselves, nor the garages have postal addresses. So from an addressing perspective, I would ignore these two aspects right now (how to tag the house number on a separately located garage is an intricate question in itself). I see no reason why you cannot tag the buildings with a name tag, or alternatively a ref tag (depending on how they are marked on the ground). For the standard apartment units I'd use addr:flats or addr:unit (usage differs between US & Europe where unit tends to be used for business premises) together with the street address, and map these to the doors (pedestrian entrances). The management office can then have the standard street address. You will notice that this does not solve the complete problem, but as I don't believe these have been solved for OSM as a whole, it's rather easier than trying to create a new scheme. answered 17 Apr '22, 13:57 SK53 ♦ |