tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post3475832676285896555..comments2023-09-16T13:46:11.986+01:00Comments on Open Maps: Addresses againChris Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02951528269028953589noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-63545795224620157602011-01-17T17:24:00.643+00:002011-01-17T17:24:00.643+00:00Gregory,
In an old village with lots of in-fill bu...Gregory,<br />In an old village with lots of in-fill buildings, very different sized building plots and buildings and odd numbering schemes I found taking a drawing of the buildings out worked well.<br /><br />It certainly helps to resurvey an area. Things change, new stuff appears and our standards have changed - adding speed limits and lit=yes/no, adding barriers like hedges and so it goes on ...Chris Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951528269028953589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-51041268247508817712011-01-17T16:51:36.974+00:002011-01-17T16:51:36.974+00:00I actually found I prefer to just have the streets...I actually found I prefer to just have the streets and then add the house numbers and building outlines in the same sitting. This is because I don't like sitting at the computer over getting out surveying. With the terracer plugin it's quicker as I select the building and the rooad and press cntrl+t and it adds the appropriate address tags after I specify the number range. In fact I even use it on detached houses as I don't have to retype the street address.<br />So I would say add address tags to the building. I've done Elvet, Claypath, and most of North Gilesgate. http://osm.org/go/evn8H0KH-<br /><br />It's very rewarding/helpful doing a resurvey of Durham. Some of the roads were mapped by me over 3 years ago. I find mistakes, omissions, and occasionaly new stuff. The maajority of it of course is perfect and high quality mapping.Gregory Marlerhttp://www.livingwithdragons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-60783196065061887272011-01-17T16:41:45.419+00:002011-01-17T16:41:45.419+00:00Alfred,
I use the Karlsruhe Schema for addresses, ...Alfred,<br />I use the Karlsruhe Schema for addresses, I think most people do. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/House_numbers/Karlsruhe_Schema<br /><br />If a house has a single address I put the address on the building way and add building=house. If a building has more than one address such as a semi-detatched (duplex) house or a terrace I add a node for each address and just use the building=house tag on the building.<br /><br />I strongly believe in gathering data from a survey. Using Bing imagery is helpful, but it needs checking on the ground otherwise we end up creating a map based on old aerial imagery.Chris Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951528269028953589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-58895384968630217612011-01-17T16:25:56.658+00:002011-01-17T16:25:56.658+00:00Hello Chris,
Like you say, collecting addresses i...Hello Chris,<br /><br />Like you say, collecting addresses is very tedious work. I am doing the same in my neighborhood http://osm.org/go/T2JZ1eR8y-<br /><br />I started off by writing an import/screenscraper process that created addresses (see video here http://bit.ly/h5Cr68) in an .osm file that I could upload via JOSM. In subsequent discussions with other OSMappers I learned the value of <i>not</i> writing import scripts sometimes and just getting the data via feet-on-the-ground surveying. So I have been scheduling my walks to coincide with unmapped streets in the neighborhood so that I can gather a waypoint at each property location. Later I use JOSM to draw the building outlines and then use my waypoints to add the address information.<br /><br />At the beginning I created an address node. In later iterations, I just added the address tags to the building way. My goal is to make the addresses searchable by Nominatim. I need to better understand which format of address (ie, as a standalone address node or as address tags on building ways) works better. This link http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim/FAQ provides some information, but is not totally clear to me.<br /><br />How do you tag your addresses?Alfred Sawatzkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845723068853240174noreply@blogger.com