[Talk-ca] Fwd: GeoBase vs CanVec

Brendan Morley morb.gis at beagle.com.au
Sat Aug 21 01:11:10 BST 2010


Also, I assume if I were to import GeoBase data into CommonMap, I should 
follow closely the rules implemented in 
http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/utils/import/geobase2osm/geobase2osm.py 
?


Brendan

On 21/08/2010 9:52 AM, Brendan Morley wrote:
> Hello Canadian mappers,
>
> Sam Vekemans suggested I ask the following here:
>
> What is the relationship between CanVec data and GeoBase data?
>
> To this layperson they seem to be two initiatives hosted by the same 
> government that seem to have similar objectives.  Almost like the left 
> hand not talking to the right hand.
>
> Can anyone explain briefly the differences?  For example, it seems to 
> me that GeoBase is "closer" to the data authors, and CanVec feeds from 
> that, and CanVec concentrates on having complete coverage at 
> particular scales (like 1:50k).
> Am I on the right track?
> Is there a government document that goes into detail?
>
> My interest is to pick out the best bits to seed CommonMap with.  I'm 
> looking for accuracy and timeliness.
>
>
> Brendan
>
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