[OSM-dev] TIGER->OSM data request

[Dave Hansen]

On Fri, 2007-07-13 at 18:54 -0400, Thomas Permutt wrote:
> OK, that made it open properly.  Thanks, Al.
> 
> Dave, it's much better now.  There are still many gaps:  whole streets 
> that should connect others are missing, perhaps because they are 
> relatively long and straight with only two points.  It wouldn't be 
> useful as a map in its present state.  As a base for sketching, though, 
> it would already be much better than GPS traces or aerial photos.  Many 
> ways are there for the taking, and points are there from which to 
> construct the missing ways.  The names are also very nearly correct, 
> although of course the tags need translating.
> 
> I look forward to further developments.  If it doesn't get any better, I 
> could still use it to map several times faster than any other way.  If 
> it does, it will be very exciting.  Please let me know when I can 
> usefully do anything further.

I won't be happy with it until we get _all_ of the streets out of it.
I'll be posting a new version in a few minutes.

-- Dave