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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Daniel,<br>
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Thanks for writing and for your interest in improving OSM in your
area!<br>
<br>
I would be interested in working with you on this process. We
recently completed an import of data for Orleans Parish, you can
read a bit about it here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana/Building_Outlines_Import">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana/Building_Outlines_Import</a><br>
<br>
Also, here are OSM's import guidelines, if you haven't seen them
already: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines</a><br>
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Importing bulk data into OSM and properly integrating it into the
existing map is a surprisingly difficult task. But it can be a
worthwhile effort, especially in situations where the existing
data is poor (and mostly unchanged from a previous, lower-quality
import, namely TIGER) and the new data offers a drastic
improvement. It sounds like this description fits with your
assessment of OSM in Red River Parish.<br>
<br>
There will be several steps to take to build a strong successful
import process for this data. I suggest we start by creating a
page on the OSM wiki where we can develop this proposal.<br>
<br>
One initial question we always ask is about the license on the
data from your local government. If the data is under restrictive
copyright terms, it will not work for OSM. If it is public domain
(or CC0), we are good to go. Often government folks will put these
files into the public domain when asked. (I had to ask the Orleans
Parish GIS staff to clarify the license question before
proceeding, and they were cooperative.)<br>
<br>
Daniel, if you would like me email me off-list with info on how to
access the shapefiles, I would be interested to take a look and
work with you on planning the next steps. While I can't say I am
very familiar with Red River Parish, in the grand scheme of OSM
and the planet, we are neighbors!<br>
<br>
Matt Toups<br>
University of New Orleans<br>
<br>
ps: There are some other mappers in our region who may be
interested in helping out as well. Let's reach out. Community and
collaboration are essential to openstreetmap's success.<br>
<br>
On 12/16/2015 11:57 AM, Daniel Simpson wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am new to the OSM platform, but would
like to do a complete import of the official street names and
address ranges for the entire Parish of Red River (located in
NW Louisiana). The data is currently in an ESRI shapefile .shp
format and contains the following attributes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This data is official from our local
government entity overseeing all GIS data for Red River
Parish. After reviewing existing data on OSM, there are tons
of errors including incorrect names, roads which do not exist,
no valid address ranges, etc. I completed a total re-map
project back in 2009 for the purpose of migrating from rural
route postal addresses to physical E911 addresses, so we
changed nearly all road names and applied our new number
schematic. We would like to replace all existing road data
with our official parish provided data. I also have an address
point shapefile with points for every physical address on top
of the structure. I would like to start with streets first and
then move to the address points. Please advise the best way to
move forward with this. I can provide a link to the shapefiles
if needed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for your assistance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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