On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Phil! Gold <phi...@pobox.com> wrote:
> > I can only speak for myself, but I'm happy that TIGER was imported. I > grumble about its quality problems and quirks all the time, usually while > I'm fixing them, but I think the US is much better off with that import > than it would have been without it. I've only been here for a couple of > years, so maybe I haven't been around long enough to regret it, but I > probably wouldn't have gotten started with OSM if the TIGER-imported > framework hadn't already made it reasonably useful to start with. > > I've only been involved with OSM for a short while, but I believe that imports do help. I have fixed some of the bad TIGER imports but without them much of the US wouldn't be mapped. My cousin moved to a new house north of Minneapolis. When I looked on OSM to see where she lived, there are no streets. Yet Bing imagery shows all of the streets. It is an indication that more mappers are needed. But until then, imports fill that gap. Import guidelines are good. Guides can help minimize errors up front but there should also be contingency plans when an import doesn't go well. The Import Guidelines have plenty to say about having the community review the scope and process of the import. To me, more is needed on the process of converting data into suitable imports. What is there is good, for example, cleaning up excess nodes and removing extraneous tags. Unfortunately I don't have enough knowledge to write that, but I suspect others do. Clifford
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