On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Sam Vekemans <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Simone, Richard, imports@ , talk-ca@ > > The script you share is an 'older-duplicate' of the rulesTXT.zip file > that i maintain.
It is nothing of the sort, Sam. It applies rules files to selected shape files. It is merely a tool. > Just as Ian is the 'sole-developer' who compiles the library files > used to make the java shp-to-osm converter, only 1 person can be > incharge of this. > > Because mistakes like 'natural=lake should be 'natural=water; > type=lake' needs to be manually fixed by ONE person. > > I mentioned already that the rulesTXT.zip file that i maintain will > change administrators on nov 21st. > > This is because i do not understand python script, and a new 'batch > conversion program will be made available. > Frank offered to be the one who maintains the batch file admin, and in > that, is the rulesTXT zip file. > > Instead of sharing the TXT files, i share a googleDOCs spreadsheet > that lists what all the source fields & what OSM tags i used and the > name of the rules file that it is in. > > I run the script for the different areas, and ask the team to take a > look at it, and submit any bugs they see. > > fyi, the geobase2osm.py script took a few weeks to make, Steve Singer, > was the sole maintainer of the script. > Unlike geobase, canvec is 90 features, 378 types where geobase is 1 > with 10 types. > > So, once the script became 'suitable' it became available on the SVN. > > The challenge with the SVN is that can only handle 1 version at a > time, and fix 1 bug at a time. > > canvec-to-osm0_9_7_3 is designed to. > -download 256 tiles; unzip; designate folders; convert 90 features, > sort out 'extas', and zip ... if it was appopriate, it could upload to > the ftp site as well. > > I hope that answers your question, i'll be available on skype & IRC > later tonight to debate this further. I had no question for you Sam, and this is not a debate. > Cheers, > Sam > > ps. If your source file is small (less than 100 subtypes) the > wikiChart suffices.... > Accept for Richard who is Anti-Google. Do not put words into my mouth, Sam. _______________________________________________ Imports mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports
