I totally agree, CommonMap is the place for imports. OpenStreetMap should be left to people on the ground holding gps units.
Cheerio John On 4 April 2011 15:09, Richard Weait <[email protected]> wrote: > How good can an import be for OpenStreetMap? Zero-stars[1], at best. > > Make a mistake with the import, just one; duplicate too many nodes, > overwrite existing data, import from a low-quality or old source, fail > to connect it to existing data, and suddenly you are causing harm. > Net harm. Not just "less good" but straight into "bad." > > So what's better? Use an external data source, not for an import, but > as another reference. Consider your import sources, aerial imagery, > existing OSM data, and your real-time, hands-on, eyes-on, local > knowledge. Now you have a way to make an informed choice about the > data to add to OpenStreetMap. Now you are adding real value, personal > expertise that cannot be beaten by a remote mapper or a random import. > Now you are making a difference. > > [1] http://weait.com/content/how-well-can-you-map > > _______________________________________________ > Imports mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports >
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