[Imports] shp attributes

[Sam Vekemans]

Dear Richard,

You have created a linux version of the canvec -to-osm script that Frank
will be able to use when he is working on crating the 'master version' of
the canvec2osm script.   (a delayed thanks)

PLEASE commnicate with me your intentions.

At the end of the month, we (the community) will have a 'couch-mapping
party' where we can discuss this.   .. my 'stickey fingers' will be out of
it by nov 21st).    ... i have been working on this for just about a year
now, while others were working on the geobase. (as i knew 378 map features
wasn't going to be easy)... but i (just about) acomplished it.

You are CERTAINLY welcome to take over as the 'main admin' for this script.

I didnt now know that you were doing this.

I am available on Skype & IRC & gmail chat & email... 24-7.


Thanks,
Sam

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Sam Vekemans
<acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Simone, Richard, imports@ , talk-ca@
>
> The script you share is an 'older-duplicate' of the rulesTXT.zip file
> that i maintain.
>
> Just as Ian is the 'sole-developer' who compiles the library files
> used to make the java shp-to-osm converter, only 1 person can be
> incharge of this.
>
> Because mistakes like 'natural=lake should be 'natural=water;
> type=lake' needs to be manually fixed by ONE person.
>
> I mentioned already that the rulesTXT.zip file that i maintain will
> change administrators on nov 21st.
>
> This is because i do not understand python script, and a new 'batch
> conversion program will be made available.
> Frank offered to be the one who maintains the batch file admin, and in
> that, is the rulesTXT zip file.
>
> Instead of sharing the TXT files, i share a googleDOCs spreadsheet
> that lists what all the source fields & what OSM tags i used and the
> name of the rules file that it is in.
>
> I run the script for the different areas, and ask the team to take a
> look at it, and submit any bugs they see.
>
> fyi, the geobase2osm.py script took a few weeks to make, Steve Singer,
> was the sole maintainer of the script.
> Unlike geobase, canvec is 90 features, 378 types where geobase is 1
> with 10 types.
>
> So, once the script became 'suitable' it became available on the SVN.
>
> The challenge with the SVN is that can only handle 1 version at a
> time, and fix 1 bug at a time.
>
> canvec-to-osm0_9_7_3 is designed to.
> -download 256 tiles; unzip; designate folders; convert 90 features,
> sort out 'extas', and zip ... if it was appopriate, it could upload to
> the ftp site as well.
>
> I hope that answers your question, i'll be available on skype & IRC
> later tonight to debate this further.
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
> ps. If your source file is small (less than 100 subtypes) the
> wikiChart suffices....
> Accept for Richard who is Anti-Google.
> (just like im oblivious to linux)
> ... And convinced that Google will use OSM, once they see our Canada Map
> :-)
>
> On 11/9/09, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Simone Cortesi <simone at cortesi.com> wrot
>
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