On 2/17/14 2:11 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > I have a shape file from census.gov which contains the boundaries for all zip > codes in the US. This data should not need licensing in that it comes from > the > us federal census. > > I would also like the community to answer this technical question: Each > boundary obviously shares a border with another zip code. Should those shared > boundaries have the same way, and then each zip code becomes a relation? > > Failing any negative replies, I will cook up an implementation and provide > some .osm files for review before importing. > be aware that these are not official, these are a census bureau construction. the post office considers zips to represent routes, not areas and there are situations where zips overlap (e.g., different zips for different offices in the same building.)
additionally, since this would be an import, i recommend bringing it up with the US Imports committee. you don't have to go there, but you do have to get it checked off in the imports mailing list in any case. richard -- [email protected] Averill Park Networking - GIS & IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search
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