[OSM-dev] usfs data on osm

[Milo van der Linden]

I would like to help in the following way:

- Convert the data from shape/dbf to postgis in their original schema 
using ogr2ogr
- Create table mappings to convert the schema's to relations/ways/nodes 
in the osm data structure in postgis
- Create a ASCII dump of insert statements for the mysql database on the 
main openstreetmap database

Would this help be of any use?


Ian Dees wrote:
> I'd be more than happy to help with the shapefile to osm conversion.  
> I've got a fairly universal conversion app written in java.
>
> Let me know when you're ready to convert.
>
> On Jan 2, 2009, at 5:38 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi
>>
>> Cool, hope you're safely back by now then.
>>
>> You also need to make sure you get license permission to do all this.
>>
>> The best thing to do is ask on the dev@ list for help... which I'll do
>> for you now by cc'ing...
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> On 10 Dec 2008, at 10:46, Adam Layne wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi Steve,
>>>
>>> I'm Adam, a college student in the states and a volunteer for OSM.
>>> This summer I talked to you and dev alot about using United States
>>> Forest Service data on OSM to illustrate national park boundaries
>>> and paths in the US. this all kind of fell through before I went off
>>> to East Africa for 4 months, where I am still for two weeks, but I
>>> want to resurrect this project again. As far as I can tell I just
>>> need to contact each state's (maybe each park's) USFS office and get
>>> shapefiles, convert them to .osm, and upload them to the map. I'm
>>> willing to do the contacting, but I either need someone to do the
>>> conversions, write me a script to do the conversions, or teach me
>>> how to do them myself. I have some small programming experience, so
>>> I am up to the task of learning, but if you could point me in the
>>> right direction that would be great. I'd like to pick one forest or
>>> state to do completely first, to get the kinks out, then make a page
>>> on the wiki detailing what is done and what is left to do. I'm happy
>>> to take care of as much of the work as possible, but like i said, i
>>> need a little help.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>       
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