[Imports] shp attributes

[Richard Weait]

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:23 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.

It is nothing of the sort, Sam. It applies rules files to selected
shape files.  It is merely a tool.

> 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.

I had no question for you Sam, and this is not a debate.

> Cheers,
> Sam
>
> ps. If your source file is small (less than 100 subtypes) the
> wikiChart suffices....
> Accept for Richard who is Anti-Google.

Do not put words into my mouth, Sam.