[Imports] How good can an import be?

john whelan jwhelan0112 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 4 20:27:27 BST 2011


I totally agree, CommonMap is the place for imports.  OpenStreetMap should
be left to people on the ground holding gps units.

Cheerio John

On 4 April 2011 15:09, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:

> How good can an import be for OpenStreetMap?  Zero-stars[1], at best.
>
> Make a mistake with the import, just one; duplicate too many nodes,
> overwrite existing data, import from a low-quality or old source, fail
> to connect it to existing data, and suddenly you are causing harm.
> Net harm.  Not just "less good" but straight into "bad."
>
> So what's better?  Use an external data source, not for an import, but
> as another reference.  Consider your import sources, aerial imagery,
> existing OSM data, and your real-time, hands-on, eyes-on, local
> knowledge.  Now you have a way to make an informed choice about the
> data to add to OpenStreetMap.  Now you are adding real value, personal
> expertise that cannot be beaten by a remote mapper or a random import.
>  Now you are making a difference.
>
> [1] http://weait.com/content/how-well-can-you-map
>
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