[OSM-dev] Fwd: GIS datasets for openstreetmap.org

[Adam Layne]

does someone else know what to do with this?

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From: Jaimie Bradbury <jbradbury at fs.fed.us>
Date: Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: GIS datasets for openstreetmap.org
To: Adam Layne <anlayne at gmail.com>


The data distribution website for Mt. Hood NF GIS data was recently
revamped, and GIS data in its new projection and format have not been
placed on the revamped web site yet.  Current data requests are being
filled by placing ArcInfo .e00 interchange files or Zipped shapefiles on
our anonymous FTP site. I would need to know specifically which data you
are requesting. Some of our datasets such as roads and trails are currently
under major revisions.

The website  you mention below does include base map data for published
Forest Service 1:24000 maps or Alaska 1:63360 maps. This includes all
Forests, all States. The following excerpt is from a link on the FSGeodata
Clearinghouse homepage (http://199.141.1.21/clearinghouse/index.html) under
Vector Data, about...
Cartographic Feature Files -- CFFs include: roads and trails, streams,
water bodies, political and administrative boundaries, land ownership, and
constructed features. CFFs contain the vector representation of the point
and line features shown on published Forest Service 1:24000 maps (except
Alaska which are 1:63,360 maps). Elevation contours, vegetation, and text
(geographic names, labels, etc.) are not included in the CFF. Note, these
maps are revised and published on a cyclical basis and may not reflect
current conditions. See the associated metadata files for complete
information. The CFF data does not necessarily contain the same information
as in Forest Service GIS databases maintained by individual National
Forests and Grasslands.

If you want to download local GIS data from each Forest where it is
available, you can visit the WWW websites for each Forest and check for GIS
links, usually under the Maps & Brochures main menu item on the left.

http://www.fs.fed.us/


Jaimie L. Bradbury, GIS Analyst
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region
Data Resources Management, Customer Service Area 1
location: Mt. Hood National Forest HQ, Sandy, OR
phone: 503-668-1779, fax:  503-668-1423
email: jbradbury at fs.fed.us




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Hi Jaimie, I called you earlier today (Friday, 27 June, 2008) about getting
GIS datasets for Mt. Hood National Forest. If you could provide me with a
link to the data, we could import it soon. We can only accept data that is
in the public domain, or that has copyright compatible with the
OpenStreetMap License. Someone else on the project identified
http://svinetfc4.fs.fed.us/vectorgateway/index.html as a potential
datasource, is your information included in this data? Also, if you could
point me to a source for data for other states and forests, that would be
fantastic.

Thank you for your time,

Adam Layne
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