Re: [Talk-ca] Canvec forest redux

2016-09-29 Thread Adam Martin
Hi Sam, Given the way the discussion went, I believe that (and I am willing to be corrected here) the consensus was that the forest landuse polygons were, at best, inaccurate and, at worse, a liability. It seemed that these polygons are seen very negatively outside the Canadian OSM group. Part of

[Talk-ca] weeklyOSM #323 09/20/2016-09/26/2016

2016-09-29 Thread weeklyteam
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[Talk-ca] Canvec forest redux

2016-09-29 Thread Sam Dyck
Hi everyone Sorry for bringing this up, but I need to some Canvec importing. Given the controversy about Canvec earlier this month, I'm trying to decide how to do this. I could: - Leave the forests out entirely. - Or use it as an opportunity to experiment with the Manitoba Lands Initiative forest