address
Let an agent explain addresses and their kinds, relay formats, standards and privacy rules from postal and data protection sources, describe the address types the registry aliases name, and distinguish addresses from coordinates, postcodes alone, IP and email addresses and places themselves, refusing to locate private individuals.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain addresses and their kinds, relay formats, standards and privacy rules from postal and data protection sources, describe the address types the registry aliases name, and distinguish addresses from coordinates, postcodes alone, IP and email addresses and places themselves, refusing to locate private individuals.
A structured description of a location, used to deliver mail and goods, identify premises and record residence, in forms such as postal and correspondence addresses, shipping addresses, unit addresses within buildings, historical telegraphic addresses registered for telegrams, former addresses in records, and navigation addresses used by routing systems; addresses are unique identifiers and personal data, protected by privacy law. The model does not look up or disclose the addresses of private individuals.
What it is for: Identifying and reaching locations.
It can be explain kinds and formats; relay standards and privacy; describe address types; distinguish related identifiers.
Distinguishing features
Structured text
Delivery and identification
National formats
Personal data
What it looks like
Lines of text with name, street, number, locality and postcode.
Physical character
UPU S42 standard: international address components note
ISO 19160: addressing standard note
GDPR status: personal data when linked to a person note
How it is recognised
Structured description of a location
Correspondence, shipping, unit, telegraphic, former and navigation addresses
Coordinates are numeric; postcodes are partial; IP and email addresses are network identifiers; places are the locations
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes - as a component
is contrasted with - numeric location
In practice
Families and kinds
postal and correspondence addresses
shipping and billing addresses
unit and sub-premise addresses
historical telegraphic addresses
former addresses
navigation and geocoded addresses
Standards and regulation
UPU S42 and ISO 19160 addressing standards
GDPR and other privacy laws
National postal address formats
Failure modes and hazards
Disclosing or locating private individuals
Delivery failures from bad formats
Registry aliases mixing postal and navigation senses
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.address-2
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an address is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an address, and how does it differ from coordinates, postcodes, IP and email addresses and places? definition
- Is the question about formats and standards, or a request to find someone s address, which the model refuses? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are correspondence, shipping, unit, telegraphic, former and navigation addresses? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Standards Standards and formats.
Regulation.
Formats
Formats.
Formats
Formats.
- How do national address formats differ, and what do UPU and ISO standards define? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Data
Address data.
Data
Data.
- How are addresses validated, geocoded and maintained in registers? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Privacy Privacy.
Regulation.
Law
Data protection.
Law
Law.
- How do privacy laws treat addresses as personal data? provenance
- Which entry fits data protection? action
Safety
Safety.
Safety
Safety.
- What protections exist for people at risk, such as address confidentiality programmes? provenance
- Which entry fits address confidentiality program? action
Context History.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did street numbering and postcodes develop, and what were telegraphic addresses? provenance
- Which entry fits house numbering? action
Digital
Digital addressing.
Digital
Digital.
- What are alternative systems such as grid-based addresses? provenance
- Which entry fits geocode? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should telegraphic address be a separate primary entry?
- How should postal and privacy sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming address uses; should they be split off?