Not a real contribution to the discussion; but just sharing because it's a fantastic story... http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33808629
2016-09-01 15:46 GMT+02:00 john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com>: > I think what I'm after is to avoid fragmentation with multiple ways to > give someone an address. > > openlocationcode.com looks attractive and esay to implement, open and > free. It groups locations so has some of the advantages of postcodes but I > don't think it has redundancy in the address nor does it have a check digit > to avoid two numbers being transposed. > > To add support for it would need something added to JOSM to show the > openlocationcode address, Nominatim to be able to search for one, and > probably osmand to show them and search for them. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks John > > > > On 1 September 2016 at 05:01, Christian Ledermann < > christian.lederm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My experiences in Kenya are: >> >> For individual areas the postcode is mostly unknown. >> If you want to receive a letter you have to rent a PO Box at a post >> office (which then also may serve as your 'address') >> which has a postcodes >> >> Postcodes are (mainly) useful for post offices (in Kenya). >> >> House numbering is vastly inconsistent, and 'non linear'. >> >> >> >> On 31 August 2016 at 20:08, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Basically Longitude and Latitude? Transpose two numbers and its easily >> done >> > and you have no address. Having some redundancy in the address is >> helpful. >> > >> > Cheerio John >> > >> > On 31 August 2016 at 15:00, yo paseopor <yopaseo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> What about a geo referenced and scalable system like...coordinates? >> Postal >> >> codes are based on inventaries of provinces,states,cities,streets... >> Ok, >> >> when you don't have anything like this of the inventary is not correct >> or >> >> not well implemented what about something will never fail? >> (coordinates) >> >> >> >> yopaseopor >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> HOT mailing list >> >> HOT@openstreetmap.org >> >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > HOT mailing list >> > HOT@openstreetmap.org >> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> >> Christian Ledermann >> >> Newark-on-Trent - UK >> Mobile : +44 7474997517 >> >> https://uk.linkedin.com/in/christianledermann >> https://github.com/cleder/ >> >> >> <*)))>{ >> >> If you save the living environment, the biodiversity that we have left, >> you will also automatically save the physical environment, too. But If >> you only save the physical environment, you will ultimately lose both. >> >> 1) Don’t drive species to extinction >> >> 2) Don’t destroy a habitat that species rely on. >> >> 3) Don’t change the climate in ways that will result in the above. >> >> }<(((*> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> HOT@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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