[Imports] School imports

[Bjoern Hassler]

Dear both,

Thanks for those comments!

As soon as we have permission for a data set, I will create a wiki page and
put the full proposal out.

How would you use the taking manager for a discrete dataset? The uses I
have seen are all for areas?

Thanks,
Bjoern

On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 at 00:38, Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us> wrote:

> Bjoern,
> Check out the import guidelines [1] to understand how to import the
> schools without unsetting the community. Look at the import catalog for
> examples of other imports for examples of how to document your proposal.
>
> One suggestion, don't suggest a mechanized import. They often don't work
> as well as intended. Instead consider using tools like the Tasking Manager
> to import in small steps.
>
> [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
> [2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue
>
> Good luck,
> Clifford
>
> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Bjoern Hassler <bjohas+mw at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I may be able to obtain school locations for countries in sub-Saharan
>> Africa. Data would be licensed under odbl, indicated they signed letter.
>>
>> On some places there are a few existing schools, but the numbers are so
>> small (hundreds) that they can be easily merged with the list.
>>
>> Concerns or suggestions?
>> Bjoern
>>
>>
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