Do you really want to add 300,000 building outline to the map? If it was just the non residential ones I think that is reasonable but adding every residential house is adding less value. Can we identify and omit the obvious single family homes?
Cheerio John On 3 Aug 2016 7:57 pm, "Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN)" <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > > > Thank you for this. Comparing with what is already there and the new data > is definitely a major first step. > > > > For licensing, we are making sure to follow terms and conditions. So far, > footprints that we obtained are all cleared for use. > > Getting addresses is going to be part of the collection stage from > participants so we it will be in the fields people can fill out. > > Hopefully, it helps to complete what’s missing. > > > > We will make available about 300 000 buildings for Ottawa soon. Dave and > Mojgan suggested methodologies to do the import in segments. > > We can look into those as well. > > > > Bjenk > > > > *From:* James [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* July-26-16 7:55 AM > *To:* Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN) <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] New project with OSM at Statistics Canada > > > > For Gatineau, I've been manually tracing buildings via this project: > > http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/project/1 > > The yellow squares are the ones I completed in tracing the buildings, so > during the review stage, the work could be compared to what Gatineau gives > you to make sure everything is correct and not any missing buildings(old > Satellite imagery data) > > We could use > http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/project/2 > > For Ottawa, I've not started on this yet, as Gatineau has a lot of > buildings and I am not even near completing it. > > One of the major issues will be merging with the existing data, that's why > I think a tasking manager will be appropriate for the task. There is also > the licensing issue(I think you've covered this in the past). > > Gatineau currently has all address points in OSM so no need to combine > them with the buildings. Ottawa does not due to licensing issues. > > > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi James, > > > > We are working in partnerships with both municipalities of Ottawa and > Gatineau. So far, Ottawa has given us two files. One is a large buildings > file available through their open data portal. It contains about 16 000 > building footprints. The other is a larger file with over 300 000 > buildings in it. That one contains footprints that are not on OSM after a > quick look through. > > > > John mentioned that the best way to make it available is through the TB > open data portal so I am going to look into that. > > > > We are talking with Gatineau and they will join the project. I will give > updates on how this is going. > > > > > > Bjenk Ellefsen, PhD > > > > Data Exploration and Integration Lab (DEIL) | Lab pour l’exploration et > l’intégration de données (LEID) > > Center for Special Business Projects | Centre des Projets Spéciaux sur les > entreprises > > Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada > > (343) 998-3004 > > > > > > > > *From:* James [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* July-18-16 4:58 PM > *To:* Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN) <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] New project with OSM at Statistics Canada > > > > Should be pretty easy on the Gatineau sode as all the address points are > there, as for Ottawa, not so much until they decide to change their license > > > > On Jul 18, 2016 11:28 AM, "Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN)" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear members of the Board of Directors, > > > > My name is Bjenk Ellefsen. I am working for the Data Exploration and > Integration Lab at Statistics Canada. > > > > I am writing to inform you that earlier this month, Statistics Canada > initiated a two-year pilot project aimed at understanding the potential of > data crowdsourcing for statistical purposes. > > > > We are planning to use OpenStreetMap as a platform for inviting > contributors to crowdsource information on non-residential buildings > (footprints, addresses and simple building attributes). The pilot project > will focus on the Ottawa-Gatineau region. > > > > We have assembled a multi-disciplinary project team, which includes people > from five divisions of Statistics Canada and also from the municipalities > of Ottawa and Gatineau. > > > > In November of last year, my chief, Alessandro Alasia, spoke with Paul > Norman. At that time, we were exploring the idea of crowdsourcing. We have > done quite a lot of background research and planning since then (although > much learning remains to be done). The preliminary idea has evolved in a > proof of concept proposal and, from there, into the current project. > > > > Earlier this month we held a first meeting/conference call with the local > (Canada/Ottawa) OSM community. We hope to strengthen these ties further in > the coming months by engaging the OSM community through Talk-ca. > > > > This pilot project is a major innovative undertaking for our Agency. There > are a multitude of aspects that we need to assess and learn about > (including the IT dimension, communications, legal aspects, etc.). > > > > For this reason, there is also a lot of excitement about the project and > much curiosity from senior management. We know that crowdsourcing is a > reality but, as far as I know, there has been no other attempt to assess > its potential from the perspective of a national statistical office. > > > > One of our Assistant Chief Statisticians, in particular, who is > championing the innovation projects at Statistics Canada, has a keen > interest in this project. At some point, we would like to have an > “institutional” meeting between Statistics Canada and OSM (although I am > not quite sure in which shape and form this can take place). I am open to > your suggestions. > > > > I am copying my colleague Bjenk Ellefsen, who is part of our team and who > will follow-up on most of the communication with the OSM community on > Talk-Ca. > > > > I look forward to hearing from you and to engaging the OSM community on > this project. > > > > I will soon write more about the project! > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Bjenk Ellefsen, PhD > > > > Data Exploration and Integration Lab (DEIL) | Lab pour l’exploration et > l’intégration de données (LEID) > > Center for Special Business Projects | Centre des Projets Spéciaux sur les > entreprises > > Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada > > (343) 998-3004 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > > > -- > > 外に遊びに行こう！ > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > >
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