I am writing to inform you regarding the incorrect Legal Addresses displayed on Openstreetmap. I have found below 5 instances where the addresses are displayed in the right street but not in the right position within the street.
Chemin Des Ajoncs 9 56380, Beignon, France
Yrjäksentie 49, 06830, Porvoo, FI-18, Finland
Via dell’Industria 106, 31052, Maserada sul Piave, Italy
865b Upper Ohauiti Road, Rd 3, 3173, Tauranga, New Zealand
Danedon 16Chalandri 152 32, Greece
Could you please investigate this and see if there is a systematic issue with positions on the maps at your end that needs to be addressed?
it will remain so until someone will add missing addresses
(note1: we are not allowed to copy them from Google Maps and some official databases - if you are unsure about using some data source, please ask before editing)
(note2: after address will be added geocoders will take some time to ingest data and process it)
Map data not being 100% complete is a known systematic issue. Help with mapping missing things is highly welcome!
(obviously, map data will be never ever 100% complete but we can get closer to very good coverage of various aspects)
There can’t be a “systematic issue” because that would imply that there was systematic addition of data but that isn’t how OpenStreetMap works.
OpenStreetMap is a collection of data added by volunteers so each individual item has whatever level of accuracy the person that added it was able to achieve and that may improve over time as people update data.
No, Legal addresses are same as regular addresses. The reason for using the term “Legal address” is to indicate that a Legal Entity is officially registered under this address.
Secondly, the complete address for example: Chemin Des Ajoncs 9 56380, Beignon, France points out to the middle of street instead of pointing the exact house number.
As already mentioned by @Mateusz_Konieczny , individual house numbers have not been mapped on that street. As the search engine has no way of knowing where number 9 is, it places you roughly in the middle of the street.
So the issue in this example is not “wrong” address but incomplete address data.
This specific address isn’t mapped at all on OSM. The nearest mapped numbers I see on that street are 18 and 18a. That street has almost no mapped street numbers.
As the others said, it’s not incorrect addresses, but incomplete/lack of data. There are many ways one can help mapping those addresses. And for sure it will take time for most of those addresses to get mapped, even in big cities, if a mapper doesn’t have that as a main long-term focus.
That’s absolutely right! There is definitely no way to find out house nr 9 using OSM. I expected a more helpful response rather I receive unprofessional comments. Can you please stick to the root cause of the problem rather than using this platform as a medium for your entertainment and frustrations !!!
Unfortunately for us, some of our customers use OSM and I am seeking advice or help to sort this issue.
Again, to give you a context, other Map/s (that you are very well aware of) are highly accurate and point out the exact house number.
If you read the address carefully they mention 9 (Chemin Des Ajoncs 9 56380, Beignon, France) which is indeed the house number.
Request you to please stick to the topic rather than unnecessary comments.
I’m not sure what advice we can give beyond what has already been said. If exact addresses are important to your customers, you could suggest they contribute to OpenStreetMap. They could survey streets with incomplete address data and add the missing numbers. In some countries there may be projects in progress to import addresses from official sources, that your customers could help with.
Please understand that OSM is mainly made by volunteers, not paid professionals, you should’nt expect any customer service, even if we try our best to be helpfull, it can come with some friendly banter.
Even if the data exists from legal sources, we do not import it to our database without a manual control. It takes a lot of time to do it. For example in France, we have so far roughly 60% of all addresses in OSM, and it might take 5 to 10 years to reach completion.
If some datas are absolutely necessary for your (or your client’s) needs, you can add them yourself, or hire someone to do it, but don’t expect the community to give it a higher priority, because we already have our own goals.
One of the options available to moderators is “delete post”. I’m not a mod here and so cannot comment on what actually happened, but that is a possibility. The account has been deleted too
