Ian,
Ian Dees wrote:
I got the impression after SotM US that there was a huge interest in
doing imports correctly. For me, correctly means the following:
0. Discuss with community (don't import if no community exists)
1. Get permission
1a. Discuss with community (don't import if no community exists)
2. Convert to OSM format
2a. Discuss with community (don't import if no community exists)
3. Compare to existing data
3a. Work with community (make tools that let LOCAL community do this
comparison)
4. Upload to the data
no:
4. provide tools/mechanism to let community upload the data in their
area of interest. If no community exists, do no upload data.
I think that far too much weight is put on the technical side here. In a
place with a thriving community, it may not take more than a WMS server
to get the "import" going. In a place without a thriving community,
NOBODY NEEDS A (third party) IMPORT - the import will only make it
harder for a community to form.
Bye
Frederik
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