2008/12/25 James Ewen <[email protected]> > On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Steve Singer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Are these people actively > > > working with each other, and perhaps others with other skills to bring > > > to the table somewhere in a dark office somewhere? Or perhaps is there > > > no progress being made towards completion of this task? > > > > I think some progress is being made, probably by individuals when they > have > > spare cycles to devote to this. > > I have seen some output from some of these people, so there is > progress of some type, but is there a consensus or at least some type > of structure in place between these individuals so that there is no > duplication of effort? > > > > Compile a list of datasets that are to be imported into OSM. > > > Create a set of attributes that need to be attached to each dataset > entry. > > > Create scripts or whatever to convert the GeoBase data into OSM format. > > > Get after making the import happen. > > > > Review the wiki pages under > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GeoBase_Import, some of this has been > > started. Particularly for the political boundaries, NRN and NHN. The > > attribute mappings could probably use some more attention. > > > > Michel sent a link to a .osm file he generated with the poltical > boundaries. > > I'm unsure what needs to happen to take this to the next step. > > > > There is an initial geobase2osm script for the road network in the OSM > SVN > > repository, I've been working on a few enchancments to it but it still > needs > > more work before we start importing samples and we have some open > questions as to how we want to > > represent some things in OSM. > > So, some of it is happening, but according to the wiki we should be > discussing it here. You're pointing me to the wiki for the discussion. > I would think that a little more discussion would be better. Sam's > been doing all the discussing, with an occasional interjection here > and there from others.
> If someone is working on a script to convert GeoBase data to OSM > format, a quick note dropped here would let others know, and perhaps a > couple of people sharing ideas could bang out a workable script in a > shorter time frame. I know I can get stuck on projects, but a quick > chat with another person, and suddenly that blockade goes away... I used FME to prepare Geobase import. I created an osm political boundaries with Geobase data using proposed tags I listed on the wiki. I could have uploaded the result. However, I have been waiting for comments ...When we'll agree on import methods and the mapping of geobase attributes as osm tags I could work with fme to prepare some imports. > > > BTW, I notice that snowshed has been tagged as being equivalent to an > OSM tag of bridge:snowshed. It would be more appropriately converted > to tunnel:snowshed, as snowsheds are covered structures that may or > may not be open on one side, protecting the roadway from avalanches. > Much more like a tunnel than a bridge. > The idea of putting the proposed osm tags for Geobase data on the wiki is to agree on a final list of tags. I am glad to receive the first comment. I think your right, by definition snowshed is a tunnel. I would like to see other contributions on OSM Map Features. > > There are a few features that we'll have to get after the OSM > foundation to support... Winter roads are a major concept that needs > to be implemented. There are a number of roads that only exist after > freeze up around here. It will be interesting to see a roadway > rendered that simply passes from land to water with no bridges or > ferries or such. It would make some of those southerners scratch their > heads! > > James > VE6SRV > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >
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