Done. Thanks for the suggestion.
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Clifford Snow <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > -- Elliott Plack http://about.me/elliottp
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