[OSM-dev] Import of KML Radar sites failing

[jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com]

perfect :
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/3350339

now we have 163 radio transponders!

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Thomas Wood <grand.edgemaster at gmail.com> wrote:
> jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I fixed the mines already. I am importing the EPA sites.
>> of course I unzipped it. The gpsbabel produced nothing.
>> mike
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Thomas Wood <grand.edgemaster at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>> HI there,
>>>> I have been using gpsbabel to convert data.gov kml files to osm.
>>>> Here is a problem file that does not work
>>>> http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/radar/nexrad.kmz
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have some advice?
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> mike
>>>>
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>>>
>>> Simple, it's not a kml file.
>>>
>>> (Hint: try unzipping it)
>>>
>>> Please be careful with bulk imports, I read on one of your diary posts
>>> that
>>> you messed up the Mines import when following a similar process...
>>>
>
> It looks like gpsbabel doesn't support the full range of kml options (or the
> NOAA have seriously messed up their file!)
>
> I think mass replacing "<wsr>" with "<Placemark>" should work... (No
> guarantees)
>