[OSM-newbies] More questions about map cleanup

[Clifford Snow]

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Charlotte Wolter <techlady at techlady.com>wrote:

>
> **        **Thanks for your suggestions.
>         But, one question. I never upload anything. I use only Potlatch 2.
> So, if I delete a bad way, it's gone. No TIGER data remains. So how do I
> verify against TIGER data? (Luckily I'm mostly deleting parts of ways. Some
> streets in LA go on for miles, so few names are lost. But a few would be.)
>

I use TIGER data with josm.  The process of converting the TIGER shapefiles
into osm is covered on the wiki.  However, since I don't think we have much
time left before the ways are deleted you might look into other sources.
Here in Seattle, I believe  the  county has a map that you can find county
wide information.  Our city has one, but it is based on Bing (of course
Seattle would choose Bing.)  I wonder if there is something similar in LA?
You might search in the county web sites.  Be sure it isn't copyright
material.

Good luck,
Clifford
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