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read a few weeks ago that you were seeking an ftp site to upload/download
Canvec files in Osm format. The objective was to ease uploading of Canvec
data by the Openstreetmap community - some converting Canvec shape file into
Osm, the others uploading them using JOSM.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">I have
set up such a site wich <SPAN class=727521216-20102009>will be available
next week </SPAN>at <A title=ftp://ftp2/osm/pub/
href="ftp://ftp2/osm/pub/">ftp://ftp2/osm/pub/</A><A title=http://ftp2/osm/pub
href="http://ftp2/osm/pub"></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Actually,
I am not personally offering it (even if I am very please<SPAN
class=727521216-20102009>d</SPAN> <SPAN class=727521216-20102009>with
</SPAN>that) but it is on behalf of the Center for Topographic Information
in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Sherbrooke</st1:place></st1:City> (NRCan). We are pleased to see
the interest of the community in Canvec data and hope this will
help.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">For those
who are converting Canvec shape file to <SPAN
class=727521216-20102009>O</SPAN>sm and wi<SPAN
class=727521216-20102009>s</SPAN>h to make them available<SPAN
class=137254019-17102009> on that site</SPAN>, send me an email and I will
provide you with the location of the incoming site and some uploading
rules.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Regards,</SPAN><SPAN
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<P><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><B><I><SPAN lang=EN-CA
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d'information topographique de Sherbrooke<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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