On Fri, 3 Jul 2009, WessexMario wrote:
> A lowest level postcode (SN13_2PQ) is not unique for a node, as multiple
> dwellings will have the same postcode, so this leads to having multiple
> tags for what is essentially a single data item, a postcoded area of land.
It should be unique to a way (or part of a way) though.
> Marking postcodes on a way could be problematic, as there can be
> different postcodes on opposite sides of a road.
Really? I've not come across that - if a street has more than one
post code, doesn't it just get split along its length?
If you really do get different post codes on opposite sides, you could
have a postcode:left and postcode:right type pair of tags though.
- Steve
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