Sam<br>Would it be helpful if there were a column identifying the User ID/name of the account used to import the dataset into OSM?<br><br>This might be valuable for identifying imports in the ODbL licensing chart. It doesn't mean much if a large import is green, but it means a lot if a large import is red.<br>
<br>80n<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Sam Vekemans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com">acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all,<br>
<br>
<br>
As some of you know, i dont like how messy the 'potential data<br>
sources' and Catelogue wiki pages is getting too long, and not<br>
organized.<br>
<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources</a><br>
<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue</a><br>
<br>
<br>
I'm watching the page grow, as well as seeing the mailing lists where<br>
people are asking if their local dataset is ok for importing.<br>
<br>
<br>
So the purpose of this chart is to document all of the available<br>
datasets, and to list the specifications for each ie.<br>
<br>
<br>
* datasource url<br>
* data license<br>
* source file type (shp/imagery etc.)<br>
* data projection<br>
* status<br>
* contact<br>
* feature description<br>
<br>
<br>
Unlike the wiki, the GoogleDocs chart, is easy to edit and sort and<br>
filter data.<br>
<br>
I have included all of the data from the import catelogue, and now<br>
working on the Potential Datasources list.<br>
<br>
I have added columns for the coverage area, so then as the chart gets<br>
bigger (over 500 rows), i can move the regional data rows to a new<br>
tab. ... ie. a separate one for Europe and a separate one for all<br>
international datasets, and a separate tab for North America Datasets<br>
etc.<br>
<br>
<br>
The chart is available to the web with no sign in required ... so its<br>
a simple curtacy to contact the chart maintainer (myself) when making<br>
big changes, since i keep track of whats going on. I can also add in<br>
contributors if you want to register, but it's not required. (since<br>
some people are anti-google) So they can edit the chart too.<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Am70fsptsPF2dERHb1RkcXIwMUU1TDR3NF9NbWQxS3c&hl=en" target="_blank">https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Am70fsptsPF2dERHb1RkcXIwMUU1TDR3NF9NbWQxS3c&hl=en</a><br>
<br>
and the html version<br>
<a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0Am70fsptsPF2dERHb1RkcXIwMUU1TDR3NF9NbWQxS3c&hl=en&output=html" target="_blank">https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0Am70fsptsPF2dERHb1RkcXIwMUU1TDR3NF9NbWQxS3c&hl=en&output=html</a><br>
<br>
Also, on a similar note, hopefully others can take a look at this wiki<br>
page, and help organize it a bit better.<br>
<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Import_Database" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Import_Database</a><br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Sam<br>
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