[Imports] ArcGIS 10 will have OSM import, export and editing tools

[Kate Chapman]

Agreed.  I have some concern about importing of GIS data which
overwrites existing data.

Though on the other hand that can happen right now. I think just
making sure there is education about what OSM is and is not is
important.

-Kate
user:wonderchook

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Emilie Laffray
<emilie.laffray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 6 July 2010 15:01, Lennard <ldp at xs4all.nl> wrote:
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>> On 6-7-2010 15:30, Reiser, John J. wrote:
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>>> Hopefully this will encourage imports, or at least help familiarize
>>> mainstream GIS users with OSM.I have downloaded the tools and will be
>>> experimenting with them to see how they work.
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>> Imports should be done with care and attention and reflection. Not as
>> 'open this county GIS file, hit upload'.
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> Absolutely. Doing a proper import takes a lot of time and effort.
>
> Emilie Laffray
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