<div dir="ltr">Jonah,<div><br></div><div>Data looks good generally. A couple of relatively minor JOSM validation errors you'll want to hit, but everything else seems in order.</div><div><img src="cid:1533e42878416694c8e1" alt="2016-03-03 15_53_23-Java OpenStreetMap Editor.png" class="GQ" style="max-width: 100%; opacity: 1;"><br></div><div>(Your data with bing imagery)</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Elliott</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 7:52 AM Jonah Adkins <<a href="mailto:jonahadkins@gmail.com">jonahadkins@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the questions!</div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite">You live an hour away from Virginia Beach, is that correct?</blockquote></div><div><br></div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Yes! Good detective work - depending on traffic.</div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite">Are you<br>familiar enough with the city to verify the data quality, or will you<br>enlist the help of local mappers who are?</blockquote></div><div><br></div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Yes! Virginia Beach is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Roads" target="_blank">Hampton Roads</a> Region, which i’ve lived in for awhile.</div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite">Is there a community that can be counted on to make sure the data<br>doesn't rot in OSM once imported - or will you commit to that?</blockquote><br></div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>I’m committed! </div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite">Is this import proposal linked to this endeavour in any way?</blockquote><br></div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>No.</div></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 2, 2016, at 2:58 AM, Frederik Ramm <<a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org" target="_blank">frederik@remote.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div>Hi,<br><br>On 03/02/2016 02:55 AM, Jonah Adkins wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">I'd like to propose an import of city-sourced GIS data for the City of Virginia Beach, Va. The City GIS Office has given the data / license for this purpose.<br>Conflation will be done carefully by hand, and attributes copied where needed.<br></blockquote><br>You live an hour away from Virginia Beach, is that correct? Are you<br>familiar enough with the city to verify the data quality, or will you<br>enlist the help of local mappers who are?<br><br>To quote stevea from teh recent Adirondack thread,<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Likewise. We (OSM volunteers) don't often talk about the importance <br>of KEEPING UP the map after an import, but doing so is a seriously <br>crucial component. <br></blockquote><br>Is there a community that can be counted on to make sure the data<br>doesn't rot in OSM once imported - or will you commit to that?<br><br>On <a href="http://paidmappers.github.io/home/" target="_blank">http://paidmappers.github.io/home/</a>, you advertise your services as<br>mapper-for-hire ("Open Data is growing at an alarming rate and we shall<br>put all that data in OpenStreetMap. ... we scour open data portals and<br>sites for authorative data like buildings, public amenities, and<br>addresses.") - Is this import proposal linked to this endeavour in any way?<br><br>(I haven't looked at the data and license yet.)<br><br>Bye<br>Frederik<br><br>-- <br>Frederik Ramm ## eMail <a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org" target="_blank">frederik@remote.org</a> ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33"<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Imports-us mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Imports-us@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">Imports-us@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports-us" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports-us</a><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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