[Talk-ca] FW: Canvec import in Montréal with ? names

[Daniel Bégin]

Hi all, I'm guilty!

 

Actually, I'm importing the Canvec road network in Laval (north of Montreal)
because I've done a lot GPS mapping in this area.  Last week I used
canvec-to-osm to convert the rest of the road network.  So, if the tags are
not appropriate, something should be modified in the application.  

 

Curiously, I used the same application few weeks ago near Sherbrooke area
and did not have that problem?!!  Someone can explain it to me?

 

However, I am in the process of correcting the data I imported. It has not
only odd tags but a problem using JOSM creates a lot of duplicate ways.

 

Which tags do you suggest I keep/remove? Pierre-Luc suggested me to remove
tags with "?" values, any other suggestions? I can easily removed odd tags
at the same time I'm correcting my ways.

 

Cheers,

 

Daniel

 

-----Original Message-----

From: talk-ca-bounces at openstreetmap.org
[mailto:talk-ca-bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Pierre-Luc Beaudoin

Sent: December 10, 2009 23:18

To: Talk-CA OpenStreetMap

Subject: [Talk-ca] Canvec import in Montréal with ? names

 

Hi,

 

I've been a little disconnected about the whole import process. Tonight

I've seen CanVec streets appear in my neighboorhood with odd tags such

as:

 

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=45.509963468565353&lon=-73.561728000640869
&zoom=18

name = "?"

name2= "?"

address:street:leftside="?"

address:street:rightside="?"

is_in="?"

 

I believe such approach is unproductive as it takes quite a lot of work

to clean up the tags afterwards or even to print a nice map without ?

everywhere.

 

Tags should not be set to FIXME or "?".  They should not be set. Then

they'll show up on the "no name" layer. Please someone fix that import

script. :)

 

Pierre-Luc

 

 

 

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