Then the guidelines are clear I guess: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
Maybe we can create a separate account? Something like UrbisImport? Like suggested here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines#Use_a_dedicated_user_account Met vriendelijke groeten, Best regards, Ben Abelshausen On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Paul Norman <penor...@mac.com> wrote: > An import is generally considered to be distinct from a mechanical edit*** > * > > ** ** > > *From:* Ben Abelshausen [mailto:ben.abelshau...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, August 19, 2013 9:30 AM > *To:* Jo Simoens; OpenStreetMap Belgium > *Cc:* Paul Norman > *Subject:* Re: [OSM-talk-be] Possible problem with Urbis data import in > Brussels**** > > ** ** > > Hi,**** > > ** ** > > I think we all know that this import is supported by our local community > here in Belgium.**** > > ** ** > > What I know about imports:**** > > ** ** > > - Always use separate accounts**** > > - Always announce on the imports list**** > > ** ** > > oh, and maybe that wiki page should change then? I think it needs to be > merged with this one:**** > > ** ** > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines**** > > ** ** > > As i understand the Urbis import is not really mechanical editing?**** > > > **** > > Met vriendelijke groeten, > Best regards, > > Ben Abelshausen > ben.abelshau...@gmail.com > http://twitter.com/xivk**** > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Jo <winfi...@gmail.com> wrote:**** > > Here we go again. I've been reading this page, when I was checking out > what was needed for adding the UrbIS data: > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edit_Policy**** > > Where I found the following:**** > Execute **** > > We recommend setting up a special account for mechanical edits but you may > use your existing account. Any account used to perform mechanical edits > must have agreed to the new Contributor Terms. **** > > ** ** > > I can't help it that information on the wiki is in several places. At > first I actually added this bot=yes flag to my changesets.**** > > ** ** > > Anyway, I even discussed this with Frederik Ramm. He was very surprised, > but he didn't change the page, nor did he notify Paul Norman and Co. The > page has not been changed since then.**** > > Anyhow, I did what needed to be done to comply with that page, maybe it > should link to all other pages, so people contemplating to do some sort of > import know which hoops need to be jumped through.**** > > ** ** > > As far as the integration goes, I tried to learn from what happened in > France. Correct integration with already existing data and such. We don't > have blocks of houses with no streets in between. Discussion with the local > community has taken place. Not a single soul objected to the fact that we > would soon have all address data for Brussels capital region into the > database. In fact, I think that everybody is hoping that the rest of > Belgium will follow suit in the foreseeable future. PNorman shouldn't > despair, it's unlikely that this will happen the first 10-15 years... > Brussels information services is quite a pioneer to release their data > under a free license.**** > > We've been at it for several months now, how come it's only being noticed > at this point in time? Did our changesets grow bigger, or is it only when > the information density becomes higher that flags are raised?**** > > Kind regards,**** > > ** ** > > Jo**** > > ** ** > > 2013/8/16 Benoit Leseul <benoit.les...@gmail.com>**** > > Hi all, > > FYI, I received the following message from pnorman after doing an > Urbis import today. You may want to refrain doing this until the > situation is clarified. > > > Hello, > > I noticed you conducting an import with > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/17361862 > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/17360583 > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/16596677 > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/16572616 > > The import guidelines require that imports be done from a dedicated > account, after consultation with the local community and imports@ and > be documented on the wiki. This was not done here. > > I can find no record of consultation with the imports@ mailing list. > Where is it? > > You need to use a dedicated account > > To contact me you can send a message or email the data working group. > > Paul Norman > for the Data Working Group > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be**** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be**** > > ** ** >
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