Btw, invite me to edit the google docs chart, i can help figure out what tags i would recommend from my interpretation of the source data/documents to use & get the ball rolling remotly :)
On 3/16/10, Sam Vekemans <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- 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
