Hello Everybody, I think this email was lost in the flurry of emails about the US import guidelines. I intended it to be separate topic/discussion.
Would anybody object to proposed changes the the guideline wiki page? Thanks Jason On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Jason Remillard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to propose some changes to the import wiki page. > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines > > The actual expectations for imports are firmer than what is suggested > by the wiki page. The goal is to catch the wiki page up with the > actual current expectations... > > Stop calling it the "Guidelines" start calling it the "Policy". Its > our policy. If its ignored, everybody is going to be upset about > it.... > > Some items in the document are more important then others. Lets > documentation them as required for everybody. > > I suggest that every import *must* have the following items. > > - entry in the data catalog > - discussion with local mappers, wherever they are.... > - wiki project page, with license check, tag plan, and conflation plan. > - at least one email to the import list after the wiki project page > is completed and the local consultation completed. > - when uploading, an import account > > Everything else on the page becomes *should* have aka a guideline. > > Thanks > Jason. _______________________________________________ Imports mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports
