[Talk-ca] CanVec data to OSM

[Sam Vekemans]

Hi,
The talk-ca mailing list is your source for all you need to know about
importing the canvec .osm files to the osm map :)


The googledocs chart is open access and no signin required.



I'm forwarding your message to the mailing list, as i am no longer
involved with uploading these .osm files to the osm map (and directly
editing osm), due to the licencing issues and the way that the
OpenStreetMap Foundation is handling the transition, which i do not
agree with.


Hopefully someone else can help you out.


cheers,
Sam

On 1/24/11, Dan Charrois <dan at syz.com> wrote:
> Hi Sam.
>
> I've been getting more and more involved in improving OSM data in my neck of
> the woods (Alberta and a bit of BC) - up until now I've been doing so with
> GPS track logs for places I've been, but recently stumbled across the CanVec
> *.osm files.
>
> I did a little test import in my area (083H13), which seemed to work well.
> To be sure I wasn't adding duplicate features, I only added the categories
> for features which didn't already exist in the area (waterway=stream,
> natural=wood, etc.).  We already had good road network data for the area,
> which has been available for some time, and has been tweaked since, so I
> definitely didn't want the Canvec data to override that.  A few situations
> like natural=water took much more effort since we already had data available
> for the large lakes, but not smaller ones.  Not wanting to remove the OSM
> data already in place, and wanting to avoid duplications with the Canvec
> data, I went through and did a fair bit of manual editing to make sure I was
> only adding data for new features, not changing existing ones.
>
> Anyway, I notice from your OSM User:Acrosscanadatrails wiki account that you
> are not as involved directly with the Canada Import Status, but you still
> maintain the Canvec Import Status Google Doc.  I suspect that it would be
> best if I logged the work I am doing there, but I have a question.  First, I
> presume I'd need access to edit it.  (my Google account username is
> dan at syz.com which I presume might be needed to grant access).  But secondly,
> I read through the documentation under "Import process" at
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/CanVec and am still a bit unclear of the
> right "protocol" to use when doing so.  The tile I just worked on (and
> others around the area) are marked as being last edited by User:Stevens, on
> March 13, 2009, with a comment "alberta portion imported
> http://www.mediafire.com/?rmgcz20uo5d".  I presume this may have been the
> initial load of Alberta roads.  But how would you suggest I make a notation
> that I added additional Canvec data, without removing the information about
> the history of the work done on that tile by User:Stevens?  I'm just
> wondering if there is a convention that should be followed.
>
> Thanks for your help!  I look forward to getting more involved in continuing
> to add to the OSM resource!
>
> Dan
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>
>


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