[Imports] Interest in Importing Athens-Clarke County Address Data Set

[Clifford Snow]

Ian,
The data looks like it is licensed for use in OSM. You'll also need to
build a wiki import page for your import. For example, I recently imported
buildings and addresses for Marysville, WA. The import page is
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Marysville_Import.

On the import page let us know how the data will be converted for import,
how you'll handle existing data, what import user name you plan to use and
ideally a sample of the data. Are you involving others in the import? Its a
good way to start building a community.

You might also consider joining Slack at slack.openstreetmap.us. Plenty of
people there to help you design your import.

Best,
Clifford

On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 10:11 AM Ian Van Giesen <ianvangiesen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello to whom it concerns in the Imports community of OpenStreetMap,
>
> Hope all is well with you all.
>
> My name is Ian Van Giesen and I am a resident and mapper of Athens-Clarke
> County, Georgia, US. I strongly believe in the mission and framework of OSM
> and am committed to helping build and maintain this global resource.
>
> Recently, I have become very active in my area, adding thousands of
> building outlines, adding data on sidewalks and 'walking the talk' by doing
> some surveys on foot. I am now interested in adding addresses to the
> buildings and houses I mapped, but am aware that doing this physically
> could take a long time. Through some online research, I found that my
> county provides an 'Open Data
> <https://data-athensclarke.opendata.arcgis.com/>' portal with links to
> various useful data sets, including one on Address Points
> <https://data-athensclarke.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/63ac622f811944588fb87371542e2979_0?geometry=-83.601%2C33.844%2C-83.174%2C34.043>
> .
>
> I recently participated in a meeting for the only mapping related
> community in my area, the Community Mapping Lab
> <http://www.communitymappinglab.org/>, whose members mostly do not
> actively contribute or maintain OSM but actively use its data for their
> projects. Upon proposal of importing addresses, there seemed to be a
> welcome response to the idea, which I am encouraged by.
>
> I am reaching out to you, because according to the import guidelines
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines>, your input and
> feedback is an important step in this process. I also notice that it is
> suggested to refer to a wiki page for the import, which at the moment does
> not exist, as I don't want to jump the gun, so to speak. I would of course
> draft one, if I can get some gears rolling.
>
> Generally speaking, does the import that I am proposing, namely to import
> the 68,644 address points into OSM for the area of Athens-Clarke County
> sound as though it would be both 1. useful and in line with the spirit of
> OSM and 2. the most practical and efficient way to get this data onto OSM?
>
> In any case, I look forward to your input and feedback. In addition, I
> recently subscribed to the Import-US email list (I am not sure if what I am
> doing is 100% the right thing by simply sending this from my email and not
> some other platform).
>
> Sincerely,
> Ian
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