<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div>Prabhas,</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">we are starting a working group to look at imports. Blake has accepted to work on this. Other contributions from HOT contributors experienced with imports is welcome.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We first have to look at the license and if not clear enough, we have an agreement form that can be signed to import the data into OSM with ODbL license.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We also have to look at the quality of the data and establish a strategy how to import the data. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Once these are done, we can prepare a Task manager job to crowdsource this import effort. We generally this using a private Task were we invite more specialized contributors to look at the import and exchange among them about the challenges of this particular import.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15798" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15782" dir="ltr">This is basically our import workflow developped over the last years.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15781"><span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15780"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15749" class="signature"><span style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(0, 0, 191);font-weight:bold;"> <br><font face="garamond, new york, times, serif">Pierre </font><br></span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15679" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15678" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15703" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15702" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">De :</span></b> Prabhas Pokharel <prabhas.pokharel@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">À :</span></b> hot <hot@openstreetmap.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Envoyé le :</span></b> Lundi 4 mai 2015 12h58<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Objet :</span></b> [HOT] Request for Import: VDC Boundaries<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15677" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3891432443"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15676" dir="ltr">Hi all,<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430760276266_15675">First, Wanted to thank Heather who wrote to UN OCHA and others to get the process of importing the health facilities dataset going.</div><div><br></div><div>To re-iterate, the motivation is that the paper maps we have been making are AMAZING resolution in terms of residential areas, buildings, and roads, thanks to HOT volunteers, but that named POIs and locations are needed for people trying to use them in the field.</div><div><br></div><div>Another dataset that would be extremely useful to get into OSM for this same purpose is the VDC boundaries. I know of two sources:</div><div><br></div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://data.hdx.rwlabs.org/dataset/nepal-admin-level-4-administrative-boundaries-cod">https://data.hdx.rwlabs.org/dataset/nepal-admin-level-4-administrative-boundaries-cod</a><br></div><div>and an older one from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.gadm.org/">GADM</a>, which has the following license:</div><div> <span style="font-size:11pt;">Nepal </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;">NPL FortiusOne Inc. (via WorldBank; <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://maps.worldbank.org/overlays/3238">http://maps.worldbank.org/overlays/3238</a>)
(Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.)</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Would it be possible to help us import these boundaries into OSM? If not, what are the issues that need to be solved for that to happen?<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div>Prabhas Pokharel</div><div><br></div>
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