On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 05:47:28PM +0100, nebulon42 wrote: > I have written an address QA script for Austrian addresses. Now I'm > asked to support addr:interpolation. While the script is specific to > Austria the more general problem of addr:interpolation is not. > > In my opinion addr:interpolation is of little value for data consumers. > Personally, I prefer addresses on nodes or buildings where the location > of the address is clear. addr:interpolation rather leaves this open. I > know that addr:interpolation is an established tag, but the Wiki also says: > > "As long as we don't have a node or building outline for each > house(number) along a way, it's also possible to use automatic number > interpolation." > (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Addresses#Using_interpolation) > > For me that sounds like: use it until there is something better/more > accurate. I tend to replace addr:interpolation with addresses on nodes > or buildings when I see them and more accurate data is available.
You have exactly the right interpretation here. Interpolation was only intended as a way to get going quickly and easily with lots of addresses. And it has another use: Some non-OSM data sources use a format where a "street" has attributes giving the house number range on the left and right side. This can be reasonable easily be transformed into the addr:interpolation format for importing that data into OSM. It is here like with everything in OSM: There is a trend towards more detail. If you have more detailed information, great. If not, it is better than nothing. Jochen -- Jochen Topf joc...@remote.org https://www.jochentopf.com/ +49-351-31778688 _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
