[Talk-ca] Validating existing data in Ottawa area

[Tom Taylor]

While uploading edits from JOSM, I have been encountering validation 
warnings and occasional errors from others' data. I've done my best to 
fix them up.

It finally occurred to me that I can run the validation tool after 
downloading OSM data, without adding data of my own, and clean up an 
area that way. I've started a systematic effort to clean up the Ottawa 
area, using bounding boxes extending .04 degrees in latitude and .06 
degrees longitude for a manageable size. My first box was to the west: N 
45.40-44, W 75.92-98. The biggest thing I found in that area was a lot 
of duplication because the same objects were downloaded from CanVec 6.0 
and CanVec 7.0.

I'll be working my way east and south from this starting point. I 
suppose I should write this up in the Ottawa Wiki so others can coordinate.

Tom Taylor