[OSM-talk-be] TEC & Open Data: let's start !

[André Pirard]

On 2014-06-17 09:21, Marc Gemis wrote :
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 11:13 PM, André Pirard
> <A.Pirard.Papou at gmail.com <mailto:A.Pirard.Papou at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     If you use *source=survey 2014-06  TEC 2014-04* in bus stops as I
>     recommend, you will both comply with the source requirement and be
>     sure to find the indication that they contain your file's data and
>     can be deleted from the remaining-to-be-updated file.
>     If an existing element does not contain *source=survey 2014-06** 
>     TEC 2014-04* or later, it will be kept in the
>     remaining-to-be-updated file.  If a mapper further updates the
>     data, he is kindly requested to use a new date such
>     as *source=survey 2014-07* or *source=survey 2014-06-21* .
>
> Sorry, but this is not a survey, this is an import.  IMHO, you can
> only use survey when you go out and check the exact position of the
> bus stop. A survey is not transforming data from one database format
> into another. So please do not use source=survey.
>
Survey is not just going out and check the bus position but ITHO
> verb <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/survey> (used with object)
>
> 2.to view in detail, especially to inspect, examine, or appraise
> formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc.
that is, ascertaining, making sure that all data associated with the bus
stop is correct.

Importing the TEC data is the reason for adding/updating *TEC 2014-04*
(allowing to check that the import was done).
As the user applying this import is also requested (see instructions) to
adjust the location of the bus stop (not by going out but simply with
Bing etc.), all the data will be "ascertained" after doing that (unless
other data is to be verified) and then the user can add *survey 2014-04*
or later.

*survey 2014-04* is not an indication of the import but is/should be in
the imported data as a facility for the user to just copy it instead of
having to "type" it for each bus stop. He may keep it, change it or
delete it but you should not tell him not to use it.

So please *do* use source=survey during the import, but (*obviously*)
*only* after ascertaining all the data.
It indicates that you have adjusted the location etc...  and that it
must not be done 10 times.

André.


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