[Imports-us] Buildings in Union County, Ohio (to imports-us list)

[Nate Wessel]

This looks like a good dataset and a promising import.

I'd be happy to help offer some advice -  I'm one of the people working 
on the recent building import in Hamilton County 
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Hamilton_County_Building_Import> 
not too far away. Having just looked at this data briefly, I have a few 
questions for you to think about as you begin documenting your plan on 
the wiki (see the link above for reference if it's helpful).

1) Are there other attributes in your database that can be linked to the 
footprints prior to import? Can we do better than building=yes?

2) How many of these buildings are already in OSM? (e.g. do a simple GIS 
intersect operation to get an idea)

3) Are there any active OSM contributors in the county already? Make 
sure to get their attention early.

I think you'll probably find some other Ohioans who can lend a hand as 
well - I look forward to seeing how this develops!

Cheers,

Nate Wessel
Jack of all trades, Master of Geography, PhD candidate in Urban Planning
NateWessel.com <http://natewessel.com>

On 6/17/19 10:30 AM, Langdon Sanders wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am interested in importing buildings in a rural county of Ohio 
> (about 42,000 features). These outlines were provided to me by the 
> county with permission to share with OSM. I've created a basic map to 
> view the data here: https://arcg.is/0m4Dm0 and you can download the 
> source data here: 
> http://www4.co.union.oh.us/propertyinfoFiles/footPrint.zip with other 
> layers open to the public here: https://www.co.union.oh.us/gis-data
>
> I've read through the wiki and cautionary information on imports so 
> this is my first step in reaching out to the OSM community for 
> guidance on this project. Fortunately as a rural county there does not 
> appear to be that many areas of conflict with current buildings and it 
> could be potentially imported piecemeal with QC of each portion. I 
> look forward to working with you on this and I'll also be jumping on 
> the US Slack group for further chat.
>
> Next steps:
> 1) Get a signed letter of permission from the County. I currently have 
> positive email confirmation.
> 2) Linking up with a mentor to help me with this process
> 3) adding the datasources to the Wiki
> 4) Planning the project and ID potential issues
>
> Thank you,
>
> *Langdon Sanders, *MPA GISP
>
> /GIS Coordinator/
> *City of Marysville*
>
> 209 South Main Street
> Marysville, Ohio  43040
> (937)645-7350 ex 3350 (phone)
>
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