>From an observer perspective. In the areas I've entered CanVec v6 seems the >next version of GeoBase. A lot of roads are the similar but CanVect has a >lot more detailed points than the currently imported GeoBase. Ie geobase >import has a winding roads as a set of inverted triangles were CanVec has >rounded edges.
But that's just the areas I've done As for the official difference, I'll wait too for that response. Sent from my iPhone On 2010-08-20, at 7:52 PM, Brendan Morley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Canadian mappers, > > Sam Vekemans suggested I ask the following here: > > What is the relationship between CanVec data and GeoBase data? > > To this layperson they seem to be two initiatives hosted by the same > government that seem to have similar objectives. Almost like the left hand > not talking to the right hand. > > Can anyone explain briefly the differences? For example, it seems to me that > GeoBase is "closer" to the data authors, and CanVec feeds from that, and > CanVec concentrates on having complete coverage at particular scales (like > 1:50k). > Am I on the right track? > Is there a government document that goes into detail? > > My interest is to pick out the best bits to seed CommonMap with. I'm looking > for accuracy and timeliness. > > > Brendan > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
