One suggestion I have is to add the tags you plan to import, ( leisure=park, name=*,website=*) to the wiki page. Also, I assume you plan to cut and paste using JOSM. As a reminder, if you cut and paste from JOSM layers, multipolygon relationships don't copy.
Clifford On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Elliott Plack <[email protected]>wrote: > Greetings, > > I have noticed that my state's open space areas are often bare in > OpenStreetMap. I have decided it would be to everyone's benefit if I were > to import the state park boundaries from the state park agency, Maryland > Department of Natural Resources. > > Professionally, I am a GIS Specialist, so I reached out to my GIS > colleague, Dave Foreman at MD DNR ( > http://dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/gis/data/help.asp) about bringing the data > into OpenStreetMap. He was very enthusiastic, and said that all the data is > in the Public Domain. > > Given that, I decided to try bringing in some data. It looks great. But to > continue I need to bring this up to the group here. > > I have made a wiki page about the import process: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Maryland_State_Parks > > The basic technical process is simple. I am merging various parts of the > same park that are split by gov't boundaries, but otherwise contiguous. The > most rewarding part about this import so far is that other local editors > have surveyed lots of local trails, shelters, and other amenities, but have > not ventured to add the boundaries because so much of the area is wooded. > With these boundaries, park users can more easily know if they are in the > park, or on private property. > > Questions? > > / Starting this process at the spring #editathon at MapBox HQ in DC. > > -- > Elliott Plack > http://about.me/elliottp > > _______________________________________________ > Imports-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports-us > > -- Clifford OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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