[Imports-us] Portland Metro Area Building Import

[Rafa Gutierrez]

PDX-OSGEO is pleased to announce our intent to import the Portland, Oregon
area building footprints and addresses into OpenStreetMap.

The detailed proposal is here:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Portland,_OR_Bldg_import , and you can
find the code to prepare the data for import here:
https://github.com/pdxosgeo/pdxbldgimport .

Brief Summary:

Data are provided by Metro, the Portland regional planning authority. These
Metro (RLIS) datasets are made available under ODbL, see:
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/Open_Database_and_Content_Licenses.pdf.
Moreover, one of the reasons why Metro staff chose this license was to help
make it compatible with OSM imports.

The datasets:

- Building Footprints:
http://rlisdiscovery.oregonmetro.gov/?action=viewDetail&layerID=2406
- Address points:
http://rlisdiscovery.oregonmetro.gov/?action=viewDetail&layerID=656

While PDX-OSGEO is organizing the import, it is a joint effort of PDXOSGEO,
MaptimePDX, City of Portland staff, Metro GIS staff, and other local OSM
contributors.

Your feedback is welcome and encouraged!

Regards,
Rafa Gutierrez
soundofrafa at gmail.com
OSM user: geografa
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