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<div>I run into cases where some organization<br></div><div><br></div><div>- prepares dataset internally (by tracing aerials or by surveys)<br></div><div>- adds entire dataset as one edit<br></div><div><br></div><div>Is it qualifying as an import or not?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Is it falling under scope of <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines</a> or not?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Is it OK to revert such edit as an undiscussed import?<br></div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------<br></div><div><br></div><div>On one hand such edit is indistinguishable from import and allowing that would permit<br></div><div>anyone making undiscussed import to claim "It was traced and just uploaded in one go"<br></div><div><br></div><div>And it has all dangers of a typical import, especially "suddenly massive amount of data <br></div><div>appears"<br></div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand it is a bit weird that sufficiently large edit may become an import.<br></div><div><br></div><div>And in some cases collecting data and pooling it may be necessary due to lack of<br></div><div>internet connection.<br></div> </body>
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