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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=049253519-27072010><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=166393520-27072010>Hi Michael,
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=049253519-27072010><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=166393520-27072010>you are right - for
the moment, because ...</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=049253519-27072010><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=166393520-27072010>I</SPAN>t <SPAN
class=166393520-27072010>should </SPAN>be available on GeoBase before the end of
summer - or soon after !-)</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=049253519-27072010>- Administrative boundaries/names for levels
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=049253519-27072010>- Geometries provided by <SPAN
class=166393520-27072010>local </SPAN>authorities, except for
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size=2 face=Arial>About accuracy comparison with StatCan<SPAN
class=166393520-27072010>...</SPAN> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=049253519-27072010><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>The<SPAN class=166393520-27072010> accuracy
</SPAN>could be/not be the same<SPAN class=166393520-27072010>, I haven't
check yet</SPAN>. It depends on StatCan data provider<SPAN
class=166393520-27072010>,</SPAN> but I know they are legitimately not targeting
accuracy<SPAN
class=166393520-27072010>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=049253519-27072010>Daniel</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Michael Barabanov
[mailto:michael.barabanov@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 27 juillet 2010
16:28<BR><B>To:</B> Bégin, Daniel<BR><B>Cc:</B> Talk-CA
OpenStreetMap<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Talk-ca] Converted Stats Can Boundaries
files.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Answering my own question.. no, doesn't seem like GeoBase contains
boundaries for cities (<A
href="http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/admin/index.html">http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/admin/index.html</A>).<BR>So
StatsCan seems to be the only source of vector data for this?<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Michael Barabanov <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:michael.barabanov@gmail.com">michael.barabanov@gmail.com</A>></SPAN>
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class=gmail_quote>Hi Daniel,<BR><BR>Are you saying that GeoBase actually
contains (let's say) city boundaries/names, and those are probably
geometrically more accurate?
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Bégin, Daniel <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:Daniel.Begin@rncan-nrcan.gc.ca"
target=_blank>Daniel.Begin@rncan-nrcan.gc.ca</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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class=gmail_quote>I agree with Richard,<BR><BR>Here is more
information...<BR><BR>The first Osm Canadian/Provinces/Territories
boundaries were imported from GeoBase in 2008 - actually the original
contributor just confirmed me. These imported GeoBase boundaries were,
and still being used, for GeoBase products definition - NRN, NHN,
...<BR><BR>I understand that one of the primary objective for StatCan,
creating similar boundaries, is to make census field work easier - not
necessarily geometrically accurate! So, their boundaries might be
different from GeoBase boundaries - and Osm - because it serves another
purpose.<BR><BR>The same applies to many georeferenced StatCan products,
like Road Network ...<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><FONT
color=#888888><BR>Daniel<BR></FONT>
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<DIV><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A
href="mailto:talk-ca-bounces@openstreetmap.org"
target=_blank>talk-ca-bounces@openstreetmap.org</A> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:talk-ca-bounces@openstreetmap.org"
target=_blank>talk-ca-bounces@openstreetmap.org</A>] On Behalf Of Richard
Weait<BR>Sent: 23 juillet 2010 12:37<BR>To: Talk-CA
OpenStreetMap<BR>Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] Converted Stats Can Boundaries
files.<BR><BR>On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Sam Vekemans <<A
href="mailto:acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com"
target=_blank>acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>> hi
talk-ca,<BR>> because it is an entire complex web of relations, were 1
way has 2 or<BR>> more relations attached to it, i'd recomment the
solution on the wiki,<BR>> if we want to preserve the rule that all
bountaries need to be<BR>> relations.<BR>><BR>> then the 1st task
is the look at the povince file, and remove the<BR>> existing boundary
data that will cause duplicate ways.<BR><BR>I presume you mean "keep the
existing data and don't use the duplicate data from the file."<BR><BR>>
then once each province is all clear, then 1 person can upload it all at
once.<BR><BR>Come on now, you aren't really suggesting removing existing
boundary data just to add it back in, are you? That doesn't sound very
considerate of the previous mappers.<BR><BR>Have you looked at the relative
technical merits of the existing boundary data and the StatsCan data Tyler
just converted? Are they from the same source, or is one of provably
lower quality?<BR><BR>How about starting with a smaller test than a complete
province?<BR>Would anyone care to take a look at their neigbourhood and the
related and adjacent
boundaries?<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Talk-ca
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