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

[Frank Steggink]

Hi,

I'll create a number of OSM files based on Geobase which can be imported 
by Daniel. Re. the existing data, it might be better to remove it, 
although I don't know how much it is. Daniel, are your imports only 
confined to Laval, or do they extend other tiles? I can create a script 
which can undo your changes. I've created something similar to clean up 
the mess after a few early botched Geobase imports of myself.

Do we all agree to remove this data, and import Geobase instead? This 
conversion process has proven the test of time now. I can make a number 
of NTS tiles with Geobase data available.

As Sam mentioned, it was indeed the intention to use Geobase for the 
road import. The tags which are set on Canvec data (by shp2osm.jar / 
canvec2osm.py) are mostly OK, except for roads. I should have said that 
when I asked you why you used Canvec, instead of Geobase. Technically 
the source data is the same, but not the result as converted to OSM ;)

Cheers,

Frank

Daniel Bégin wrote:
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> Hi all, I'm guilty!
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>  
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> 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. 
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> Curiously, I used the same application few weeks ago near Sherbrooke 
> area and did not have that problem?!!  Someone can explain it to me?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Cheers,
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> Daniel
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: talk-ca-bounces at openstreetmap.org 
> [mailto:talk-ca-bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Pierre-Luc 
> Beaudoin
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> Sent: December 10, 2009 23:18
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> To: Talk-CA OpenStreetMap
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> Subject: [Talk-ca] Canvec import in Montréal with ? names
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>  
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> Hi,
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> I've been a little disconnected about the whole import process. Tonight
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> I've seen CanVec streets appear in my neighboorhood with odd tags such
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> as:
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> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=45.509963468565353&lon=-73.561728000640869&zoom=18
>
> name = "?"
>
> name2= "?"
>
> address:street:leftside="?"
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> address:street:rightside="?"
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> is_in="?"
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>  
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> I believe such approach is unproductive as it takes quite a lot of work
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> to clean up the tags afterwards or even to print a nice map without ?
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> everywhere.
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> Tags should not be set to FIXME or "?".  They should not be set. Then
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> they'll show up on the "no name" layer. Please someone fix that import
>
> script. :)
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> Pierre-Luc
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