>>>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/WorstFixer/diary/17025 >>>> >>>> Do you have any comments? What to add? What to remove? >>> >>> 1. I think that the discussion with community should be much earlier, >>> probably right after you have found some data. Is it really useful data, if >>> not then do not waste your time with all these technical preparations. With >>> this flow you expect that there is default go-ahead for import, but every >>> import should be well justified. >> >> If you stupid enough to not find difference between good and bad data >> yourself you deserve wasting your time on writing tools. Arrows to >> "discuss" go from almost all steps.
Ich apologize for using bad english. Not "you" as Jaak. "You" as person willing to import. I did not ment to offend you. >> Some maps can be in ugly format like FreeHand. Community will say "no >> not import that ist shit". >> But you can do nice clean up before. And community says "nice job, do >> import". > > You do not decide imports based on source data technical format. Initial key > question there could be: can the community really maintain the data after > import, also do we get extra value from it or it is just nicer map image with > poorer and poorer editing experience. For example we can have nation-wide > cadastre data with good quality and format, but we do not import it. If you > import streets of a city which does not have any map otherwise, then it is > different case. This ist not written in import guide lines now. I not feel it ist right to add. Ich seen a not uploaded import of buildings traced by some clever software. Major reason community rejected it ist "shape ist not gut". Imorter should make data look nice before announcing to community. >>> 2. Also, please have two branches: one leads to "Upload to OSM" , and >>> another "share data" as .osm files without uploading, so manual >>> copypasting/merging can be done by community. IMHO this should be often >>> default and preferred option. >> >> Current import guide lines disagree with you. Ich also disagree with >> you. "Import" ist when data goes to database, not to some random FTP. > > Right, technically it is not importing. It is using/sharing data without > importing, soft import or manual import or whatever you like to call it. This > can be done quite safely without much community involvement, just post the > URL to local list explaining what data it. It ist not importing, but it ist a large part of it. It should be not on import guide lines. Import guide lines should only cover actual imports. >> You can also draw better import guide lines too. It ist easy. > Btw, why you ask for comments if you cannot really take them? Ich take them. You can see I redrawed image already. But not in major way that differs a lot from current guide lines. -- WorstFixer, twitter: http://twitter.com/WorstFixer _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
