On 1 August 2012 02:11, Paul Norman <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for a way to make the data available to users > in a way that they can select an area, bring in appropriate objects and > upload the result?
Yes, we have that workflow available now, using a) snapshot-server to host and serve compatible data. One snapshot-server can serve an unlimited number of discrete datasets. It means that people don't all need their own copies (shapefile, osm, whatever) of the entire dataset - they can just map-call the particular area that they are working on. b) Potlatch2's vector background layer, with the snapshot layer loader. This allows you to "bring through" third-party datasources, preserving names and other attributes. There are a few different options for background layers, including local osm and shapefiles, but with the snapshot loader you can talk directly to a snapshot-server. Moreover, the third-party datasets can be predefined in p2 so that users can see all the available datasources for their area. In addition to your requirements, the combo can allow osm users to assess and track which features have been merged in osm (or rejected etc), so it's a great way to work through a particular dataset rather than one person having to do everything. We've been using it in the UK for a third-party datasource of bicycle information, which has a high level of both duplication within OSM, and features in the dataset that are represented slightly differently within OSM. Links: https://github.com/gravitystorm/snapshot-server http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/England_Cycling_Data_project http://gravitystorm.dev.openstreetmap.org/cnxc-snapshot Let me know if you have any questions! Cheers, Andy _______________________________________________ Imports mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports
