Sander, Cool idea! I have a number of datasets in mind, but the two most foremost are ones created by local governments to inventory all their facilities (schools, police stations, fire depts). A lot of that gets added to the map already, so it could provide for some good QC.
The other is a gov't maintained POI dataset used in 911 dispatch (when a caller doesn't know the address of the POI they're in). I would one day like to do some kind of ETL to get some of that in OSM, but I also like to survey these things. Let me know if you want them to test. Elliott On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:59 AM Sander Deryckere <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm developing a tool called POI Importer ( > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/POI_Importer ). It's a combination of > QA and community-powered import. > > The aim is that different databases of POIs will be uploaded to the tool, > then the tool will compare it with the existing OSM data, and allows users > to import the POI one by one in their area. > > I tried to combine the following: > > - Local verification: by showing the points on a map (instead of > picking a random one like maproulette), the users will most likely stay > close to the area they know well, which lowers the chance of copying > errors. > - Support for multiple tags at once: many POI datasets contain > multiple tags. Think about name, operator, opening hours, contact info, ... > Some of that data might be already in OSM, some not. > - Data is easy to update: The comparison with OSM happens live (thanks > to Overpass API), so it's just a matter of updating the 3rd party data when > there's a new dataset available > > So far, I've been developing with the dataset of our PT bus company (see > http://poi-importer.github.io/#map=14/50.9343/4.0518&datasets=BE_dl ) > this data is rather dense, which was ideal to test the speed. > > Now I'm looking to find other datasets. Thinking of big chains with a > number of shop locations, or certain umbrella groups representing a number > of small enterprises. These companies will usually have no (or fewer) > problems with giving that data away for free (it's free publicity for > them). So I think we should be able to find some usable databases. > > Does anyone currently have POI datasets that could be used? > > Off course, I'm willing to help when anyone has questions, and I'm open to > suggestions. > > Regards, > Sander > _______________________________________________ > Imports mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports >
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