[Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Aidan McGinley
I've been looking at the data in the ONS Postcode data and have noticed that some postcodes all have the same centroid location. As an example the post codes AB101BH, AB101DU, AB101EP and AB101GS all map to the building mapped by this way: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/39467039 I was go

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Tom Hughes
On 09/01/13 14:36, Aidan McGinley wrote: I've been looking at the data in the ONS Postcode data and have noticed that some postcodes all have the same centroid location. As an example the post codes AB101BH, AB101DU, AB101EP and AB101GS all map to the building mapped by this way: http://www.ope

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Aidan McGinley
Is it correct to add multiple addr:postcode tags to the building then? On 9 January 2013 14:51, Tom Hughes wrote: > On 09/01/13 14:36, Aidan McGinley wrote: > > I've been looking at the data in the ONS Postcode data and have noticed >> that

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Richard Mann
OK, dumb question time. Why doesn't osm.org have a "open a new tab with google/bing/whoever maps at current lat/lon/zoom" button? On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Tom Hughes wrote: > On 09/01/13 14:36, Aidan McGinley wrote: > > I've been looking at the data in the ONS Postcode data and have not

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Philip Barnes
I'd love £1 for everyone one of our visitors has arrived via the local sorting office. Postcodes are good for delivering post, not for navigation/insurance etc. Phil -- Sent from my Nokia On 09/01/2013 14:51 Tom Hughes wrote: On 09/01/13 14:36, Aidan McGinley wrote: > I've been looking a

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Tom Hughes
On 09/01/13 14:57, Aidan McGinley wrote: Is it correct to add multiple addr:postcode tags to the building then? No, because those postcodes are not really part of the address of that building. Unless you can find out what is the actual po

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Derick Rethans
On Wed, 9 Jan 2013, Aidan McGinley wrote: > Is it correct to add multiple > addr:postcode > tags > to the building then? You can't add the same tag more than once to a way/node. cheers, Derick ___

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Tom Hughes
On 09/01/13 14:58, Richard Mann wrote: OK, dumb question time. Why doesn't osm.org have a "open a new tab with google/bing/whoever maps at current lat/lon/zoom" button? Because that would be an open invitation for people to engage in copying from them? Tom -- Tom Hughes (t

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-09 Thread Philip Barnes
The sorting office is often 1AA. What would be useful is to find out where these postcodes are delivered to, because thats where you want to go when you type it into your Satnav. Phil -- Sent from my Nokia N9 On 09/01/2013 15:01 Tom Hughes wrote: On 09/01/13 14:57, Aidan McGinley wrote:

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location?

2013-01-10 Thread Dave F.
On 09/01/2013 15:05, Derick Rethans wrote: You can't add the same tag more than once to a way/node. No, but you can add multiple values, semicolon delineated. I'm not advocating it in this case. Dave F. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstree

Re: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location? And what is a Post Office?

2013-01-10 Thread Tim Saunders
ing or delivery office which is little more than a glorified post box, if that. Or am I being too harsh? From: Aidan McGinley Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 2:36 PM To: Talk-GB Subject: [Talk-GB] Multiple postcodes with the same location? I've been looking at the data in the ONS Po