[Talk-ca] Canadian imports: good or bad?

[john whelan]

I think you have to start with the requirements and on a project the size
of OpenStreetMap there are many people involved each of which have their
own set of requirements.

End users would like the information they require to exist, be reliable and
accurate.

Many people who own a GPS and a bike like to map as a hobby so imports are
not important to them.

Specialist groups such as those with an interest in trees like to be able
to tag these items.

Are we concerned about people who will use them maps?  Or do we accept that
there are other alternatives based on CANVEC data that meet their
requirements, ie is OpenStreetMap relevant to them?  One project I'm
looking at combines OSM with open bus stop data that is not licensed in a
way that can be used for OSM, it could just as easily be overlaid on CANVEC
data.

I think the big challenge is data quality, in Ottawa I found over 100 roads
with the incorrect name before I cleaned it up.

So step one is define the requirements.

Cheerio John


On 15 April 2012 11:09, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Let's talk about it again.  How do we feel about the bulk copying of
> information from a permitted source into OpenStreetMap in Canada?
>
> To be clear, I'm not suggesting that we discuss whether external data
> sources are good or not.  External data sources are good.  I'm
> suggesting that we review how we best make use of those external
> sources.
>
> You go first.  :-)
>
> Best regards,
> Richard
>
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