Hi, There's a lot of imports / fixbots / scripts that have affected the US data over the years. I am finding this out slowly by slowly, asking questions here and on IRC sometimes. The Road Name Expansion script is a recent example that was discussed on the tagging list and here. Another is that there are actually two different GNIS imports. This makes it hard for mappers to focus their efforts when they first start out. Also (and as importantly), external data consumers will have a really hard time processing and using OSM data if information on imports and fixbots is not consolidated - especially if a fixbot was only run on half the country, as was the case with the name expansion.
I propose a wiki editing effort to consolidate information on scripts and fixbots run in the US. I know that there is a global Import Catalog page already, and this would partially duplicate the information found there. I think it makes sense to do it anyway because: * The US is a specific and important market for many potential data consumers, and they need this info in one place * The US data is particularly strongly shaped by imports and automated edits. I have made a start here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_States/Imports_And_Automated_Edits This page would replace or be integrated into the current Data page http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_States/Data - I did not want to overhaul that page just yet without engaging in this discussion first. So: * US imports and fixbots page: good idea? * Format of the page: good? Maybe a table format? Include more information? If so, which? * Please add / complete / modify and most importantly discuss! -- martijn van exel geospatial omnivore 1109 1st ave #2 salt lake city, ut 84103 801-550-5815 http://oegeo.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
