[OSM-dev] Help - Colombia Crisis - Import data from shp files

[Mike Dupont]

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 9:44 PM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Mike Dupont wrote:
>>
>> please give us a few days to check this, there is only so much we can
>> do with the small computers and bandwidth. If two people are working
>> on two areas next to each other, we can afford to have a duplicate way
>> between them until we can resolve that when both uploads are finished.
>
> I don't think that administrative boundaries are needed *so* urgently that
> one has to upload first and then check later. As you know, our database
> keeps the history of everything - so any node that is first uploaded and
> then deleted eats up two slots in the history table. It's not the end of the
> world but it is completely unnecessary...

Well now we have some already in place, so the new ones, if attached
to the old ones dont need any deletions. Just need to work on the
existing sides when importing.Only when two people are working in
parallel on two sides of the existing border will you need to delete
one, or agree not to import one side. It can be managed, I will try
not to import anything more that must be deleted later.


mike