Hi guys, I already have a mirror of the Canvec data, I will make public if/when government data disappear.
However, feel free to make some other backups, just in case. Pierre Le 15/11/2014 17:33, Daniel Begin a écrit : > > Well, since we do not have received any response/insurance from NRCan > that the ftp site will keep running, I would like to have a backup > location, just in case the official ftp site stops to provide data. I > would be very sad if the data eventually ends up being no longer > available. > > > > However, since I used to be the NRCan contact (now retired), I wish to > make clear that my answer is from an OSM user’s point of view, not an > NRCan answer (official or not !-) > > > > Best > > Daniel > > > > *From:*Darren Wiebe [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* November-15-14 16:21 > *To:* Daniel Begin > *Cc:* [email protected]; Talk-CA OpenStreetMap > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] Bringing canvec to OSM back to life > > > > Would it be acceptable to mirror the Canvec data in the FTP site? I'd > gladly put up the resources to serve up the data. > > > > Darren Wiebe > > > > > > First, a short clarification – I do not know if Canvec will no > longer (never again) be supplied in OSM format, I just know there > are currently no resources allocated to work with the OSM community. > > > > Second, about the Canvec conversion scripts … > > - They are owned by the crown – I would be surprised they > could/would be released to the public; > > - They were all developed with FME – a powerful tool – > but you usually need to pay to get the appropriate licences… > > > > Third, concerning potential “diffs” files … > > - There are some references to diffs files in talk-ca > archives (some were even available for few NTS through ftp site) > > - Maybe diffs files are available for Canvec? I do not know. > > > > Forth, my main concern is more about the sustained availability of > the data in the ftp site L > > > > Best, > > Daniel > > > > > > *From:*Chris Davis [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] > *Sent:* November-15-14 01:56 > *To:* Darren Wiebe > *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] Bringing canvec to OSM back to life > > > > I think it would be great to see newer CanVec data in OSM as well. > BC's vegetation coverage from the last import in 2010 (tagged as > "natural":"wood") is horribly patchy and quite ugly in the OSM > basemap and other maps. > > > > Chris > > > > On 14 November 2014 18:25, Darren Wiebe <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I can only address point 4. I'd love to see newer Canvec data. > > > > *Darren Wiebe* > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:18 PM, Andrew > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Hello List: > > Given Daniel's reply that Canvec will no longer be > supplied in OSM > format, I'm curious about: > > 1: I don't know what I don't know to begin with :-) > 2: Are the scripts / programs available to do the conversion > still > available? > 3: Was there ever a program written to produce a "diffs" file? > 4: Is there a desire to have newer Canvec data converted to OSM? > > Just throwing this out there. > > Andrew > aka CanvecImports > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
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