[Talk-us] [Imports-us] New to lists and would like to suggest some imports

2018-01-08 Thread OSM Volunteer stevea
I would add that the guidance of an OSM volunteer with some experience with importing can be quite helpful. It is easy to be eager to complete an import. It can be challenging, especially for novice mappers or those unexperienced with "medium-sized" projects like this to do one for the first

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports-us] New to lists and would like to suggest some imports

2018-01-08 Thread Richard Welty
first things first. the import guidelines are here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines second, the licensing is critical. make absolutely sure that the state has a clear statement of public domain, CC0 or equivalent license. probably the most valuable import would be