[Talk-ca] Geobase import by provinces

[Corey Burger]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Michel Gilbert <michcasa at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi osm users,
>
> Geobase National Road Network (NRN) datasets are available in shape and GML
> by provinces or Territories. So, I think we should plan the import by
> provinces. Furthermore, we should base, the order of conversion, on the
> dataset content. In fact, there are three levels of NRN content:
>
> Roads with basic attributes : Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New
> Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories and
> Nunavut Territory
>
> Roads with basic attributes + street & place names : British Columbia

Both BC and NS have significant areas that have been mapped,
specifically around Victoria, Vancouver and Halifax. Is the data going
to be cut with a bounding box to exclude those areas? Are we just
going to wipe out existing mapping?

Corey