[Imports] Fwd: Imports conf call. was: Bulk upload from sql server 2008 (via shapefile?)

[SteveC]

On 4 Sep 2009, at 10:27, Richard Weait wrote:

> Fowarding this to imports at openstreetmap.org

I posted it to both the imports mailing lists, did my post not go  
through?


> We have a time and date for a conference call.  When will we have the
> call details?
>
> Looking forward to this.
>
> Best regards,
> Richard
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: SteveC <steve at asklater.com>
> Date: Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Bulk upload from sql server 2008 (via  
> shapefile?)
> To: "Lord-Castillo, Brett" <BLord-Castillo at stlouisco.com>
> Cc: "talk-us at openstreetmap.org" <talk-us at openstreetmap.org>
>
>
> If you have any time, all are welcome to come to the first import
> working group meeting phone call next week:
>
>        http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Import_Support_Working_Group
>
> The Import Support Working Group is intended as a dating service
> between those who have found data, those who can convince people to
> give it to OSM and those who can do the technical work of importing
> it. This mission may evolve slightly after our first meeting which all
> are welcome to.
>
> First meeting
>
> Details
>
>        • Thursday September 10th
> 10 AM Pacific time (California) (UTC-7)
> 6 PM British summer time (UK) (UTC+1)
> 7 PM Central European summer time (Madrid, Paris, Berlin) (UTC+2)
>
> Agenda
>
>        • Participant introductions
>        • Sort out the imports at osmfoundation vs. imports at openstreetmap.org
> lists, and their need
>        • Divide work in to people finding data, people good at  
> getting it
> licensed, and those who can do imports
>        • Create list of potential and existing imports
>                • Prioritise them
>        • Any other business
>
>
> On 4 Sep 2009, at 07:56, Lord-Castillo, Brett wrote:
>> I posted this up through Nabble, but it’s been sitting there 4 days
>> without being accepted so I’m trying through the list instead:
>>
>> I have access to a significant amount of spatial data in sql server
>> 2008 spatial format for my county, covered under public domain/CC
>> Share Alike.
>> It consists of about 70k addressed road centerline segments and
>> 700,000 or so building outlines, light rail lines and stations,
>> police stations, fire stations, schools, addressing points,
>> hospitals, and care facilities.  I have direct contact with the GIS
>> coordinator to work on any licensing issues.
>>
>> My question though is, how do I get this data from sql server
>> spatial to OSM?
>>
>> I can export out to any ArcInfo supported format (like shapefile).
>> I've read through working with shapefile to OSM, but could use a
>> little more detailed help on this perhaps. As well, once the data is
>> in osm format, how do I go about all the reconciles? Just the
>> address points alone would easily take several hundred hours to
>> reconcile. Can I look for community help on something like that if I
>> make the data otherwise available?
>>
>> Brett Lord-Castillo
>> Information Systems Designer/GIS Programmer
>> St. Louis County Police
>> Office of Emergency Management
>> 14847 Ladue Bluffs Crossing Drive
>> Chesterfield, MO 63017
>> Office: 314-628-5400
>> Fax: 314-628-5508
>> Direct: 314-628-5407
>>
>>
>>
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> Yours &c.
>
> Steve
>
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Yours &c.

Steve