On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 13:46 -0500, Mike N wrote: > I'd recommend creating a page on the Wiki for this import - link to > it from the base Arkansas page > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Arkansas ; new local mappers should > arrive here to learn about past and future mapping projects.
Done http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Arkansas_Situs_Address_Points_Import and done. > It's handy to use a dedicated OSM account for import - this can help > with troubleshooting or syncing future imports. > I'll create one and use it for any import, and will document that on the wiki page after creation. > The address points will be more accurate than many of the roads. > This could result in confusion for beginners when roads drift through a > line of address points, but they should be able to see from aerial > imagery that the road needs to be realigned. And there will be an > ongoing effort to update and align the roads based on either TIGER 2010 > or the Arksanas geo clearinghouse. I could do a mass import of the roads from the Arkansas Centerline File, which is also public domain. ;) (I'm not serious, that would be a nightmare) > > I'm open to suggestions as to how to better tag the points if anyone has > > any ideas. > > I spot checked in one location, and I'd say it is tagged correctly. > One point for discussion: > > source= for each data point. One might argue that the source= is > only required on the changeset comment. This avoids the confusion of > someone correcting an address point but not updating the source= tag. > That also saves space in the database. The changeset comment can > contain a link to the import page. That works for me. > I see that the addr:street names have been un-abbreviated, so that > they should match the new roads when they are updated. _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
