[Imports] Importing Tunisian administrative boundaries from http://www.diva-gis.org/data/adm/TUN_adm.zip

[Sam Vekemans]

Thanks for posting it here :)

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Shp-to-osm.jar

The page is getting better each day, so its should be a bit easier to
follow.

The biggest thing (that's not quite listed on that wiki) is about ensuring
that the data you have available follows the Import Guidelines..

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines

The next biggest thing is that people don't start what i call
"bulk_implopping", (just converting the data and uploading in 1 routeen, and
not really looking at the local area that is being effected by the new found
data)
So instead, what that means is that for whatever your going to be importing,
you need to be in charge of that stuff, so you need to be aware of whats
going on in the area so that other mappers also know that stuff will be
showing up around them.

Ideally, hosting a mapping party where these .osm files are available to
preview, then at the party actually start uploading it to osm.  (and people
can volunteer to handle sections of it).

... i think it would make the import more fun for everyone that way.  (and
involve more people).
So if tags need to be changed, it can be handled at the get-to-gether &
re-converted on the fly.

cheers,
Sam

P.S. Yes, i know i didn't totally answer your question (on the
imports at list, this is an on-going discussion)

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Chedli Ghedira <chdoula at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm Chedli Ghedira, a Tunisian OpenStreetMapper.
>
> Currently, I'm working on the administrative boundaries of Tunisia. I've
> found http://www.diva-gis.org/data/adm/TUN_adm.zip (containing 1st and
> 2nd level admin boundaries for Tunisia)
>
> First question : Can these informations be imported into OpenStreetMap ?
>
> Second question : Where can I find information (or who can help me)
> about creating a rules text file for Shp-to-osm.jar ?
>
> Thank you,
> Sincerly,
> Chedli
>
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