I agree with Pavel (about the guidelines being considered to be followed to a T, when guidelines by definition are what should be done)
As for Ottawa relying on external sources to collect data/correct the data. Ottawa has a GIS team and surveyors and do said work internally. So they do own 100% of the data they are outputting. Pavel, I don't think it's a matter of keeping less accurate data vs not keeping it, it's more keeping the history attached to the object. If someone put many hours into initially making a map (say from 2008) and someone comes a long 8 years later and deletes it, you are no longer credited to the contribution of that object(I can see, now, why people were angry) On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Pavel Machek <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > > Commitment to follow the rules > > > > Please ensure that any documentation contains a commitment to follow the > > Import/Guidelines > > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines> and Automated > > Edits code of conduct > > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct>. > > These are non-negotiable parts of participation in OSM imports. The > > Ottawa import very definitely falls under the definition of an Automated > > Edit. > > Actually... I don't think this should be requirement. Import > guidelines are not a holy text, people should follow them, but... > what is next. Should they also include a poem explaining how > import guidelines are great and make openstreetmap more useful? > > > While it is generally considered that OGL-CA is acceptable to OSM, the > > lingering third-party waiver issue is troubling. As the City of Ottawa > > almost certainly relied on third parties to collect and correct the > > While you may find it troubling, requiring such waivers is going to > make imports impossible. (And openstreetmap useless). > > > Data deletion > > > > While you will likely be able to show that some imported outlines are > > more accurate than existing tracings, please don't delete/overwrite > > community contributions. Also, under *no* circumstances delete > > So you suggest we keep less accurate data in openstreetmap, > because...? > > > Pavel > -- > (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek > (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni. > cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html > > _______________________________________________ > Imports mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports > > -- 外に遊びに行こう！
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