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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>About canvec/geobase. It’s just as good in
canvec as it is in geobase (actually, depending on the process that creates it,
the data is moved from one product to the other) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>But there are slight differences between
them and it makes me wondering if it makes sense to copy everything from
geobase. My question is the following - How are we going to work/update/render duplicate
feature? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Why duplicate features? NHN/geobase product
has for (4) packages and geometries may be duplicated between packages<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For example, a lake is described in </span></font><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Hydrographic</span></font></b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> and </span></font><b><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Hydro
Network</span></font></b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> packages by at least <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>two</span></b> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>overlapped</span></b>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>features</span></b> … <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Bank</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> (Hydro Network) - A feature delimiting all or part of a Waterbody
feature (ie at least one <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>line, usually many line
segments </span></b>delimiting a Waterbody)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Waterbody
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(Hydrographic) - A polygon feature
describing a body of water delimited by one or more Bank or Delimiter features
(ie <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>one</span></b> <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>closed line</span></b> describing the Waterbody)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It’s the same with a small river/stream. It’s
described by at least <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>two overlapped lines</span></b>
…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Network
Linear Flow</span></font></b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> (Hydro Network) - A
feature that traces the movement of water in a one-dimension virtual water flow
route (ie a <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>line</span></b> that traces the water
flow)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Single
Line Watercourse</span></font></b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> (Hydrographic) - A
linear feature describing the path of a narrow flow of water on the earth's
surface (ie a <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>line</span></b> describing the
path of a narrow flow of water)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Should we really copy everything (packages)
from geobase and put those duplicates ways in osm? For waterbody we might use
a relation that point to bank segments but it won’t work for Network linear
flow/single line watercourse. Anyway it’s the same for many hydrographic
features. What have been decided?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The subject may have been asked/answered
before but I’m a kind of newbie in Talk-CA so let me know !-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Daniel<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
samvekemans@gmail.com [mailto:samvekemans@gmail.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sam Vekemans<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> March 13, 2009 19:59<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> jfd553@hotmail.com; Talk-CA
OpenStreetMap; Kevin Farrugia; Simon Wood; Michel Gilbert; Steve Singer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> canvec or NHN</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi thanks for the Summery details, much appreciated :)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>As im going through the data, and have now matched up all the features,
i just have a few left in which I put a "*" and a note beside
indicating that it's a feature that needs to be proposed to the OSM community,
so it can be rendered differently. (i think there are 20 or so left)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Anyway, what i want to know if the Geobase NHN data which is shown in
the CanVec set is just as good... or would it be better if i use the SHP files
direct from GeoBase NHN? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.geobase.ca/doc/catalogue/GeoBase_NHN_Catalogue_1.0.1_EN.html#Content">http://www.geobase.ca/doc/catalogue/GeoBase_NHN_Catalogue_1.0.1_EN.html#Content</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>As im going through the list, they are described as 'names'
rather than canvec #'s making it slightly harder to spot if features are
missing in the canvec set.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sam Vekemans<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Across Canada Trails<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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