[Imports] How good can an import be?
Jorge Gustavo Rocha
jgr at osgeopt.pt
Mon Apr 4 23:02:32 UTC 2011
Seg, 2011-04-04 às 15:27 -0400, john whelan escreveu:
> I totally agree, CommonMap is the place for imports. OpenStreetMap
> should be left to people on the ground holding gps units.
>
I'm trying to track the border of my village, but it's quite difficult.
I have a quite nice GPS, but I'm still waiting for someone to draw a
line on the ground, to let me track it afterwards.
Meanwhile, should I import the borders from the local authority, since
the administrative borders are public and free to use in OSM? ;-)
Regards,
Jorge
> 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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