Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Kansas City addresses from maps.kcmo.org

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, > > On 07/29/2016 03:42 AM, Clifford Snow wrote: > > Thanks for pointing out my lapse. You are correct. I've used parcel > > boundaries for parks a number of time. > > Nonetheless (in order not to confuse the

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Kansas City addresses from maps.kcmo.org

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Clifford Snow wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 12:02 PM, teslas_moustache < > teslas_mousta...@riseup.net> wrote: > >> >> I'm not sure if property lines and ownership are useful. And I don't >> think that building outlines are included,

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Kansas City addresses from maps.kcmo.org

Hi, On 07/29/2016 11:46 PM, Jonathan Schleuss wrote: > I'm kind of curious about this. Why not import those property lines? I'm > not arguing for them, because it seems like a lot of work. But I note > that in cities such as Fresno, they are in the map >

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Kansas City addresses from maps.kcmo.org

Hi, I'm kind of curious about this. Why not import those property lines? I'm not arguing for them, because it seems like a lot of work. But I note that in cities such as Fresno, they are in the map as landuse=residential. What if we add all the buildings, all the trees, every bench? Why not

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Kansas City addresses from maps.kcmo.org

Hi, On 07/29/2016 03:42 AM, Clifford Snow wrote: > Thanks for pointing out my lapse. You are correct. I've used parcel > boundaries for parks a number of time. Nonetheless (in order not to confuse the original poster) let's reiterate that property lines themselves do not belong in OSM; only

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Kansas City addresses from maps.kcmo.org

Clifford Snow writes: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 12:02 PM, teslas_moustache < > teslas_mousta...@riseup.net> wrote: > >> I'm not sure if property lines and ownership are useful. And I don't >> think that building outlines are included, so I may need to continue >> with

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Kansas City addresses from maps.kcmo.org

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Kevin Kenny wrote: > Property lines also define the bounds of public areas like parks, > schoolyards, cemeteries, and airfields, which surely do belong in OSM. They > aren't infallible, but they are often more precise than guessing from >

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Kansas City addresses from maps.kcmo.org

On Jul 28, 2016 6:14 PM, "Clifford Snow" wrote: > While property lines don't belong in OSM, they can be useful. Having parcel boundaries can be useful to figure out the address of a building. Especially if you can get access to the property, i.e. the owner has no