[Talk-ca] CanVec-to-osm v0.9.5 now cooler than before

[Sam Vekemans]

Cool,
your in the sherbrook tile right? I'll add that to the list to
convert. What NTS tile is that again?

Re: geobaseNHN
there are a few more 'nit-picks' of differences from canvec (besides
river names) that i need to look at.
-and i'll need to also view that latest catelogue pdf, to get the
whole list of updates :)

and yup, your right getting all the features in 1 zip is easier for everyone. :)
-i'll add rivers to the 'extra' folder, once i examine the source data :)

I just prefer to get the best quality of data available, than be
making data available quicklier but greater risks of errors.

Thanks everyone for reporting errors so far! :)

cheers,
Sam

On 10/21/09, Daniel Begin <jfd553 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Bonjour Sam, bonjour tout le monde!
>
> I was almost certain and yesterday I got confirmation from NRCan that Canvec
> has "Geobase inside" - Canvec Road and Hydro network are a COPY of Geobase
> NRN-NHN.
>
> It says that everything added in Geobase since the last Canvec release is
> included in the new release. It also says that Canvec contains street name
> (attached to the way) if they are available from Geobase, the same for lake
> and river names!  Someone can confirm/object to that statement?
>
> I started a few weeks ago to use JSOM to import Canvec features and I was
> disappointed there were no roads or hydrography in converted files.
>
> Considering it seems to have no differences between Geobase and Canvec, why
> don't we keep Canvec roads and or hydrography in the datasets?
>
> It would be much easier - and stimulating - to get all the content in the
> zip file and start to upload the area, starting with roads, then the
> hydrography, railroads, and so on!
>
> Sam, if the community agree with me that there is no raison (but six month)
> to use the full Canvec content - including roads and hydrography - could
> CanVec-to-osm be modified and do the job?
>
> I love the idea of having some people converting NRCan data and let the
> others (like me) uploading the .osm result in Openstreetmap. Can we make it
> easier by packaging one zip file with all the content?
>
> Hope so!
>
> Daniel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: talk-ca-bounces at openstreetmap.org
> [mailto:talk-ca-bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Sam Vekemans
> Sent: October 21, 2009 01:52
> To: Talk-CA OpenStreetMap
> Subject: [Talk-ca] CanVec-to-osm v0.9.5 now cooler than before
>
> Hi all,
> i'm processing select areas on request, the script now basically
> downloads/unzips/converts/adds source details/zips 16 canvec tiles in
> 1 key stroke :)
>
> The biggest thing to note is that these files will be in constant
> upgrade & revision mode, as the source files change every 6 months.
> But fortunately, its at the point now that you can copy in what ever
> features you want. (future changes will be 'relatevely' minor)
> I'll just make suggestions on what additional things need to be done
> (outlined in the readme.txt file) ... Which still needs some fixing up
> :)
>
>
> geobaseNHN-to-osm v0.3.4.0 updates:
>
> -River Names, because this might be added to canvec later on, its
> still best to use geobaseNHN data
> -for the ISLANDS polygons, you'll need to reverse the direction of the
> ways, to counter-clockwise, alternatively, we could simply omit the
> natural=coastline tag and just have place=island.
> Because the 'wooded_area' file often is on those islands, it would
> still be rendered.
> -extra nodes.... the JOSM validator plugin would help, as it would
> spot where thesea extra nodes are lurking, and be zapped. :)
> -the 'extra' folder, i think it needs to be fixed up a little more, as
> some features should be available as a full file.
>
> Although, like all features, as long as the physical geometry is in
> place, a 'CanBot' can be made to run over the country and make
> changes. As we see the need. ... so it isn't really THAT necessary to
> be too picky about the 'correct' tags.  (BTW, argh!  thats why i keep
> the canvec:CODE tag,  so it can be found-replaced) :-)
>
> Anyway, i already know who the main people are for areas... so this
> week im converting those areas.... and trying to get feedback :)
>
> thats all for now,
> Cheers,
> Sam
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