[OSM-newbies] Large Data Uploads

[David Groom]

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From: "SomeoneElse" <lists at mail.atownsend.org.uk>
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Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Large Data Uploads


> On 08/07/2012 23:41, Stephen Johnson wrote:
>> Who takes responsibility for large database uploads to OSM? ...  Can I
>> do this if I wish to?
>
> I'd start here:
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
>
> (apologies if you've already read that, but I suspect that more than a
> few readers of this list may not have done)
>
> There are lots of things to think about in there, and that page is not
> all about "reasons not to import" - lots of OSM communities worldwide
> have decided to import data that it wouldn't be practical to obtain any
> other way, but it's important that it's a community decision and not
> just the decision of one person.
>

Also, since you are thinking of importing TIGER data it might we worthwhile 
asking on the OpenStreetMap USA list, 
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us , in case anyone is just 
about to work on the same area as you.

I also presume you have already seen 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/TIGER and its associated pages, which may 
help with attribution, which tags to use, and possibly which tools are the 
best to use for the actual import (in particular 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/TIGER_2009#Importing).

Regards
David

> Cheers,
> Andy
>
>


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