[Talk-ca] GeoBase Import

[Sam Vekemans]

Hi all,Great to see some more push for importing the natural features 1st.
... i might also want to push for the import of the land/water features POI
database to be imported as well, before we go ahead and import the roads.

Also, it might be worth 'poking' those other OSM contributors across Canada,
who might also want to take part in this discussion. I messaged a couple
people that i found zooming around. and will message others who i have
talked to already (who haven't messaged in here about this yet)
... always pleased to see who is helping map the trails :)
Fortunately here in Canada we have an advantage over the Tiger Data import
process. ... were a much smaller group of mappers. :) ... but also we need
to make sure we get advice from those in the UK, Holland, Germany and others
who have imported government data. ... so we don't make the same mistakes,
as done before.
I know its a TONNE of information for everyone to take in (learning
process), but certainly worth it to dig in and ask questions. ... as we dont
want those great ideas to be left behind, which could make the import even
better.  ... oh ya. .. http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
<http://babelfish.yahoo.com/>is
super helpful, as many users don't have english as a 1st language.

Cheers,
Sam
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