[OSM-newbies] Large Data Imports from websites like USGS

[john whelan]

First thing to check is the licensing on the data.  Most is CC-SA which
can't be used for OSM under the new rules.

Cheerio John

On 27 February 2012 21:16, Evan <e.robohm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I was wondering how you would import large areas of data like has been
> done in New Jersey and Georgia (U.S.) instead of doing it manually using
> tags like natural=wood, landuse=farmland, etc.  Is there a website where
> you can download data from and use an editor like JOSM to process the data
> and upload to OSM.
> I'm kind-of new to OSM (I don't know any of the really advanced things
> like this yet), so I would love to learn more about more advanced mapping
> and any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>  Thanks!!
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