On 31 October 2012 16:59, Kevin Peat <k...@k3v.eu> wrote:

> On 31 October 2012 14:50, Tom Chance <t...@acrewoods.net> wrote:
> > I think this is quite a confusing approach. Post code searches often end
> up
> > returning the wrong street that is also near the centroid, houses that
> don't
> > belong to that post code that happen to be nearby, and also weird objects
> > like trees and car club parking bays.
>
> +1 on that. When I search for my own postcode, as well as the
> buildings actually tagged with it the pub car park next door is also
> returned and a nearby unclassified road neither of which have a
> postcode set. I think in a postcode search it would be better not to
> return things that could never have a postcode.
>
>
Making this sort of distinction (what can have a postcode)
is incredibly difficult - for instance NCP carparks do have a postcode.

--
 Brian
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