[Talk-ca] Canvec.osm Product - Running!

[Sam Vekemans]

hi,
Great work! and ahead of schedual too (i think)


What is the total file size of the entire canvec-osm.zip file set?



i ask as i want to download the entire set for the garminmapset of Canada.


thanks,
sam

On 8/23/10, Bégin, Daniel <Daniel.Begin at rncan-nrcan.gc.ca> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Actually, Canvec files conversion is completed!
>
> - The process ran for 46 days;
> - 114828 .osm files were created and ...
> - Compressed into 13117 .zip files
>
> If the community import the whole Canvec content, there will be white spaces
> remaining on the map because some area have never been mapped at 50K scale -
> around 450 NTS maps are still missing on Ellesmere and Baffin Island.  It
> should be completed within the next few years.  Be patient!
>
> Next Canvec delivery is planned for this fall, including ...
> - Updated Road Network for Quebec
> - Road Network Addressing for Manitoba
> - Updated hydrography in BC for coastal area
>
> Have fun!
>
> Daniel
>
> Note: French Canvec wiki pages are coming slowly.  I still hope to complete
> them before the end of the summer!
>
> English - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/CanVec
> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/CanVec>
> French - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FR:CanVec
> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FR:CanVec>
>
>


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