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guidelines:sub-addressing-guidelines [2025/08/02 14:38] – [Types of sub addresses] runarbeguidelines:sub-addressing-guidelines [2025/08/02 14:41] (current) – [Solution B] runarbe
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-===== Challenge =====+===== Challenge when introducing new addressing system =====
  
-The old addressing system that is in place today is used in some legal documents, such as tenancy contracts etcHere way numbers, address unit numbers and sub addresses are included in the documents to identify the object under management.+The old addressing system that is in place today is in use in certain legal documents, including but not limited to tenancy contracts. In these documents, block numbers, way numbers, address unit numbers and sub addresses are included to help identify the locations and spaces.
  
-When the new addressing system is implemented, ways will be assigned new street names, address units may and in most cases will be renumbered. When this happens, the address information included in the legal documents and the addresses evident from signage in the streets and on the buildings will no longer correspond to each other.+When the new addressing system is implemented, ways will in all cases be assigned new street names, and address units may and in most cases will be assigned new numbers.
  
-This problem must be dealt with.+When this happens, the address information included in the legal documents and the addresses evident from signage in the streets and on the buildings will no longer correspond to each other.
  
-===== Solution A (recommended) =====+This problem must be dealt with in one of two ways, as described below. 
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 +==== Solution A (recommended) ====
  
 At the time of physical implementation of the national addressing system, the old address unit numbers and way number of each address unit will be recorded and added to the data. That way there will be a link between address units in the old system and address units in the new system. At the time of physical implementation of the national addressing system, the old address unit numbers and way number of each address unit will be recorded and added to the data. That way there will be a link between address units in the old system and address units in the new system.
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 Signage must correspond to specifications provided by the addressing organisation. Signage must correspond to specifications provided by the addressing organisation.
  
-===== Solution B =====+ 
 +==== Solution B ====
  
 This alternative is highly impractical and laborious and is not recommended. It is however a technical possibility and is included in this document for that purpose. This alternative is highly impractical and laborious and is not recommended. It is however a technical possibility and is included in this document for that purpose.
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