[Imports] Bulk Address Import

[Dan Homerick]

[Bumping this back to the Imports list]

It looks like your data is in a 'comma separated values' (csv) format.
There's a converter/uploader for csv files (written in Perl)
available[1], but skimming the code I notice that it's written for api
0.3 (current is ver 0.6) -- thus it should *NOT* be used, unless
someone more familiar with the differences in the API versions gives
the go ahead.

I must say, I don't like that the script both converts and uploads. If
anyone is interested in updating or rewriting the script, I think it
would be much more useful if it just converted.

[1] http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/utils/import/csv2osm/

- Dan

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Daniel Perkins <jdanielperkins at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the information. I'm pretty sure the original data doesn't
> have the coordinates but I will look into it to make sure. If not, I can get
> the data. It will just be longer before I can get the data into OSM. Do you
> have a handy reference for uploading once I get the batch with coordinates?
> I've edited until now online but started working with Merkaartor today.
>
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>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Dan Homerick <danhomerick at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Coordinates are pretty fundamental for OSM. You're going to need to
>> get the coordinates somehow. If your original data source has them,
>> that's the best choice. If the list isn't insanely long, then there
>> are some free services[1] you could use to geocode the addresses (that
>> is, translate an address into coordinates), but those are only as
>> accurate as the map data they're sourcing from. If you know how to
>> program then you have a lot more choices, but the accuracy issue still
>> exists.
>>
>> [1] http://geocoder.us/
>>
>> - Dan
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Daniel Perkins <jdanielperkins at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I have a several lists of POIs that would like to import into OSM. What
>> > is
>> > the best method to do this?
>> >
>> > For example:
>> > MS - USA
>> > Fire Department A - ### Some Rd AnyTown, MS ###ZIP
>> > Fire Department B - ### Some Rd AnyTown, MS ###ZIP
>> > Fire Department C - ### Some Rd AnyTown, MS ###ZIP
>> > Fire Department D - ### Some Rd AnyTown, MS ###ZIP
>> >
>> > I'd like to just use the address as opposed to using the coordinates as
>> > I
>> > would have to redo the lists in order to get the coordinates.
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> >
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