Hi all, >From my experiences. 1 -you need to cc: the [email protected] list (and be on this list for all those interested) during discussions (we can help you) 2 - import a test area to debate the tags that should be used. People have a hard time visualizing if its just a chart. (Ucluelet, BC was Canada's test area)
3 - list the tags to be used on wiki pages. From my experience, a google docs chart works to understand how many map features are available & the complexity of it, but the wiki chart to list all the categories of tags as nice clean wiki-tables. (378 unique features for Canada, if i remember right) 4 -make sure all the tags your using is listed as a OSM map feature, or at least 'proposed'. 5 - have a direct link to the 'terms of servace url page' from LINZ on your import status page. The TOS will state if it is needed to add 'attribution=Land Information New Zealand' to each tag or changeset (the changeset is should be just fine since it is clear on the wiki as anyone can find it) 6 -have a 'source=http... Wms layer or .osm file' added to every map feature are importing or (copying in) or (tracing) the last 2 is prefered. (just like we use source=gps; yahoo! Tracing or whatever is common locally. (i use 'source=Land Information Ontario WMS layer' for my tracing so far. 7 - have a note on the wiki with a link to the legal talk archives. AFAIK, no one has objected (use the main talk@ list to announce the progress) Note: OSM-imports, just like mapping your town, does not happen untill someone volunteers to sort through the source data & put it on wiki charts (or googleDocs chart, and invites others to help edit) We have learned through experience, that what i described above, will prevent the mistakes of TIGER, AND and a few others. Also, New Zealand is the only country without a talk...@osm mailing list. Which means that there are more GIS professionals on this list, than casual OSM mappers? This is a good thing, because (as Rob noted) your import process will be much better. Sam On 3/16/10, Robin Paulson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16 March 2010 22:11, Andrew Simpson > We've been around this loop > at least three times now. This culminated in a >> very long thread on this mailing list last September, where the consensus >> was >> that new licence, old licence - it didn't matter. >> >> And yes, we've been to legal-talk list on at least two occasions too. One >> of them was by you, and one was by me. >> >> Can we please stop re-hashing the same old line about waiting for the new >> licence - just in case...? >> >> As I said last September, if people keep putting up roadblocks, the import >> will never happen and OpenStreetMap will be the worse off for it. > > you're right, but missing my badly explained point > > this isn't just about the new license, waiting for it or otherwise. > it's about the best way to: > > a) do the attribution > b) make sure we don't make any mistakes in other areas. there have > been dozens of imports around the world, we'd be dumb not to learn > form them > > and to be honest, i've come to the conclusion that for whatever > reason, justifiably or not, the odbl is so far off, that waiting for > it is, you're right, hurting us. it was promised 2 years back, and > still it's in progress, which pisses me off. however, that doesn't > mean we can't ask for advice on how to do this > > OR > > ignore the guessing on the legal list, and my paranoia: > > and do what several people on the legal list have said, i.e. ask linz > if the attribution method we have is ok > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nzopengis" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nzopengis?hl=en. > > -- Twitter: @Acrosscanada Blog: http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans Skype: samvekemans OpenStreetMap IRC: http://irc.openstreetmap.org @Acrosscanadatrails _______________________________________________ Imports mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports
