[Talk-ca] geobase NID and canvec ID and SOURCEID

[Sam Vekemans]

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 9:11 PM, James A. Treacy <treacy at debian.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 08:24:58PM -0800, Sam Vekemans wrote:
> > Hi, james & richard,
> >
> > So your creating a script independently of canvec-to-osm?
>
> What gave you that idea? We are using the same tools as everyone
> else. Instead of asking you to generate files, I just run the program
> myself.
>
> When you run the program yourself... your running an OLD versison of the
program .. it's STILL in BETA.   Once it's gets out of beta (i handled all
of the errors) then it's free to play with)

The newest version is canvec-to-osm0.9.5.9 which is (still in testing at my
end)


>  > Using java or python?
> >
> > If its python, then thats EXACTLY the revision of the script im working
> on.
> >
> > The python version could PLEASE handle just the multi-polygons.
> >
> > That way, we have no toe stepping on.
> >
> > Canvec-to-osm now deals with the rivers just fine.
> >
> > Or .... Are you making a full canvec2osm python version, without at
> > least cc'ing me?
>
> Are you sure you don't mean java above? shp-to-osm version 0.7.1
> release by Ian on Nov 4 is java based.
>
> Yes... but there's the bugs that have been reported... that are currently
(as i type) being fixed.
... and will be fully explained in the readme.txt file

 --
> James Treacy
> treacy at debian.org
>

Please give me 2 weeksish... then its all yours to play with and remix  as
you wish :0)
(deadline: nov 21st)  (that im putting on myself)    'cause you all seem so
anxious :-) ... i am toooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (& probably more so than
you),   :-)

Cheers,
Sam Vekemans
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