I second that. While it is true that OSM is definitely more that an addressable map, addresses are, indeed, very helpful and even necessary. For various reason, they constitute a weakness in the current project growth and emphasizing the need to survey them / negotiate import with relevant authorities is a good thing.
On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 2:24 AM, Jason Remillard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > The OpenAddress project is great, but we still need addresses in OSM. > It would make sense to write OSM importing (and updating) software > that is assumes OpenAddress as an input, rather than the raw files > released by official GIS committees. By standardizing on the output of > the OpenAddress project, most of the remaining work needed for an OSM > address import is the same, therefor we have a chance of getting good > OSM import software written and a standardized processes that can be > optimized. > > Thought I have never seen this idea expressed on the OSM lists, I > assume this is part of the long term vision for the OpenAddress > project. If a commercial OSM user (or the board) wants to encourage > getting addresses into OSM at a large scale, this would be the way to > go. > > Jason > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 2:27 PM, David Fawcett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Agreed. Jukka points to ideas that could enhance OpenAddresses, There is > > some good momentum behind OA already, let's get together and improve that > > project. > > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Ian Dees <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Jukka Rahkonen > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> With a dedicated database and tools for addresses the route could > really > >>> be easier and faster and I would not feel ashamed at all while > importing > >>> addresses from this master address database into OSM later. > >> > >> > >> Such a thing already exists! :) I would love to have you contribute to > >> OpenAddresses: http://openaddresses.io/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> talk mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >
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