[Talk-ca] Road Names from StatsCan

[Michel Gilbert]

2009/3/29 Steve Singer <ssinger_pg at sympatico.ca>

>
> I've been successful in having RoadMatcher match GeoBase with StatsCan
> roads
> and have modified geobase2osm.py to use the names from the result file if
> geobase has no road.
>
> A sample for the Hamilton/Oakville area can be found
> at http://www.mediafire.com/?mtinjzte7yh
>
>
> I haven't yet done much checking of the results.  I don't have a good sense
> for what percentage of roads don't get matched that should or if 50m is an
> appropriate match distance.


I have done some spot checkings across the data set. The matching % of what
have seen is very good. Your approach to use Stats Can to get road name
where GeoBase hasn't shoyld be part of our import process. DO you think we
should add a tag to specify the Stats Can source for names ?

>
>
> I haven't checked the changes to geobase2osm into svn but probably will
> once
> I've addressed a few more things.


Would it be better to separate the processes. Process #1- Geobase2osm with
integration to osm, #2- Road name matching. That way, for the ones who use
FME to perform Geobase2osm they will be able to use your road matching to
get names if your input is osm files.

Good work Steve.

Michel

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Michel Gilbert
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