British Isles Address Database - postcode problems

[para1]

In the new British Isles address database, postcodes are used to divide addresses. In the UK, postcodes are very small areas of just a few houses, and one road could contain many postcodes.

Firstly this causes an enormous number of records in the editor, if you want to define a dispatch area that is realistically large enough. But many postcodes are missing, preventing POIs from being set up etc.

Instead of writing it all again, euroo’s post (link below) explains an identical problem with the Dutch address database - problems arise in exactly the same way:

Dutch Addresses database postcode errors and difficulty

Summary / Zusammenfassung In the Dutch Address database, street names are linked to postcodes. In many cases postcodes are missing for streets so you cannot select the correct postcode for the real address for POIs in the administration section of the Control Centre. When playing, it’s hard to select the correct street and postcode when registering the call/incident. Some streets have multiple postcodes. Since callers don’t provide the postcode, it’s hard to know which address to select in the …

[DispatchBot]

Postcode Missing Issues and Excessive Records in British Isles Address Database [SIMD4-453] #453

The team is reviewing the issue based on provided information and will prioritize it next.
Das Team prüft das Problem anhand der Angaben und wird es anschließend priorisieren.

[danielschwarz]

We will look at the system behind it. We will probably offer the reference to ZIP codes as an optional feature.

[DispatchBot]

Update: todo

This issue will be addressed when developer resources are available.
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