On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Carlos Arturo Fyu
spark_...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone
I´m new in this project; i´m actually working with open data sets of my city
and I wish to map the information about
births, deaths and many others; how can I Translate it to OSM?
Thanks for your help!
CarlosArturoFyu
Hi Carlos,
Welcome to the OpenStreetMap project, and thanks for your interest.
Adding information to the OpenStreetMap database from another dataset,
like city data, is a very advanced activity. I can't recommend it for
somebody who is in a hurry. :-)
Adding data that you observe, about the things that interest you, is
much simpler, and I can recommend that everybody start their
involvement with the OpenStreetMap project by doing exactly that; map
your neighbourhood. Make sure that your favourite restaurant and
grocery store are included in the OpenStreetMap database.
There are some guidelines: The best data to include is verifiable,
permanent and significant. Ideally, we don't include data that is
personal or private in some way, data that is too rapidly changing,
not significant, or that is opinion.
The personal aspect of the births and deaths data that you mention
may be an issue. I imagine that there will be objections to including
death-location data into the OpenStreetMap database. There are
potential objections based on the accuracy (how precisely is it know
where a person died?) and on privacy, and perhaps on other grounds.
On the other hand, if you have data about a street address where a
person died, it would be acceptable to confirm that the street address
is properly included in the OpenStreetMap database.
If you want to know more about including data from external sources in
the OpenStreetMap database, please start your reading here[1]. The
Import page on the wiki and several connected pages from there, will
give you some details on the required steps before you begin.
If you want to know more about how to map your neighbourhood, and that
is a great way to get started participating in OpenStreetMap, then
have a look at the beginners' guide[2]
Best Regards and Happy Mapping,
Richard
[1] http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Import
[2] http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Beginners%27_Guide
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