Apparently the AND import in the Netherlands involved the replacement of all relevant data, all roads, with the exception of selected areas that continued to use the OSM data. Site to refer to is:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/AND_Data/Roadmap-integration-NL If we go the same way it would be easy but I believe that it is not the preferred process for the GeoBase/GeoGratis import into the Canadian map on OSM. The other alternative that would be equally easy would be to do as was done with the TIGER import for the United States and just import everything and allow people to edit it to integrate it into OSM properly. But that could be a lot of work. The wiki page for the AND integration of their data into the OSM map has references to several scripts that may be useful, even as a guide or as the beginning of a more suitable script for us. So the world awaits to see what we are going to do, pick either of the previous paths taken with major data imports into OSM or develop a new approach. If we do develop a new approach, in which we integrate the new imported data within OSM in an intelligent manner and do so without either adding a great deal of redundant data from the import or replacing all of the current data, it will likely be followed by future significant data imports into OSM. Doing it right, whatever approach we decide to follow, is more important than doing it quickly. It means that we can prepare the necessary scripts, and hopefully even test them within a safe environment, prior to doing the import. I would prefer to do it right the first time and to even do it in stages, each province and territory individually, when we are ready than to rush to get the GeoBase/GeoGratis data entered as quickly as possible. Richard Degelder rtdg _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
