I have a bad memory but I don't seem to remember voting you in as OSM president.
I used this tool to help import some OS waterway data for my local area which there is no way I could survey on foot. Importing data is not always a bad thing and can add a lot of richness to the map especially in rural areas where a lot of essential map features (woodland, waterways, etc.) can be hard/impossible to survey yourself. Kevin On 12 July 2010 11:15, Sam Vekemans <[email protected]> wrote: > Why do people still insist on converting, and directly importing? > > It makes more sence to 1) Convert the file > 2) make the .osm files available > 3) tell the community about it, so others can take a look before the > most local people to the data actually 'copy it in' to osm. > > Every effort should be made to contact Local area mappers, sharing > with them that data is available. And giving them the chance to work > on it. > > Converting the entire dataset to .osm format & sharing where people > can find it. Makes more sence. > > Yes! it takes more time this way, but the community is built by local > area mappers, not 'remote mappers'. > > There is a difference between 'helping local mappers' and 'dropping > data in without them knowing'. > > I (for 1) no longer plan on 'plopping data in', instead focus on just > mapping the area that i plan on actually going. > > Garmin Maps can be made directly from OSM files, so its not needed to > have it in the database so fast. (which is what im now doing with the > CanVec .osm files as they continue to be available) > > ~ a general comment, not at anyone in particular. > > Cheers, > Sam > > On 7/12/10, Kevin Peat <[email protected]> wrote: > > I recently used v0.7.1 on Ubuntu 10.04 and it worked great. > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > > On 11 July 2010 20:58, Ian Dees <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Alan Millar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> I'm interested in importing NHD for my area. I came across this > >>> message: > >>> > >>> > The shp-to-osm Java app I wrote has a more complete set of NHD > >>> > conversion rules > >>> > >>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Shp-to-osm.jar > >>> > >>> But I can't seem to get it to work. The wiki instructions appear > >>> out-of-date. > >>> > >>> The zip file download links don't work (404), so I did the svn > >>> checkout, figuring I could compile it with Eclipse per the > >>> instructions. The eclipse maven instructions don't work for me either; > >>> the link at m4eclipse.sonatype.org appears dead. > >>> > >>> I'm trying this on ubuntu 10.04. Anyone got this to run recently? > >>> > >>> > >> This is a convergence of two problems: 1) I didn't write the wiki page > and > >> 2) I am slowly switching from my privately-hosted SVN server to Github. > >> > >> The more recent code is here: http://github.com/iandees/shp-to-osm > >> > >> I just updated the wiki page. > >> > >> To answer your question though, you should be able to get it to run by: > >> > >> 1. download the .zip release file > >> 2. unzip it somewhere > >> 3. open a command prompt/terminal and cd to the newly-created directory > >> 4. run something like "java -jar shp-to-osm-0.8.2-with-dependencies.jar > >> ..." looking at the readme for arguments. > >> > >> If you are unfamiliar with Java or otherwise can't get it to run, feel > >> free > >> to send me a direct e-mail. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Imports mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Twitter: @Acrosscanada > Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ > http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans > Skype: samvekemans > IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net #osm-ca Canadian OSM channel (an open chat room) > @Acrosscanadatrails >
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