[Talk-ca] Bringing canvec to OSM back to life

[Peuc]

Hi guys,

I already have a mirror of the Canvec data, I will make public if/when
government data disappear.

However, feel free to make some other backups, just in case.

Pierre

Le 15/11/2014 17:33, Daniel Begin a écrit :
>
> Well, since we do not have received any response/insurance from NRCan
> that the ftp site will keep running, I would like to have a backup
> location, just in case the official ftp site stops to provide data. I
> would be very sad if the data eventually ends up being no longer
> available.
>
>  
>
> However, since I used to be the NRCan contact (now retired), I wish to
> make clear that my answer is from an OSM user’s point of view, not an
> NRCan answer (official or not !-)
>
>  
>
> Best
>
> Daniel
>
>  
>
> *From:*Darren Wiebe [mailto:darren at aleph-com.net]
> *Sent:* November-15-14 16:21
> *To:* Daniel Begin
> *Cc:* davis.christopher at gmail.com; Talk-CA OpenStreetMap
> *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] Bringing canvec to OSM back to life
>
>  
>
> Would it be acceptable to mirror the Canvec data in the FTP site?  I'd
> gladly put up the resources to serve up the data.
>
>  
>
> Darren Wiebe
>
>  
>
>      
>
>     First, a short clarification – I do not know if Canvec will no
>     longer (never again) be supplied in OSM format, I just know there
>     are currently no resources allocated to work with the OSM community.
>
>      
>
>     Second, about the Canvec conversion scripts …
>
>     -          They are owned by the crown – I would be surprised they
>     could/would be released to the public;
>
>     -          They were all developed with FME – a powerful tool –
>     but you usually need to pay to get the appropriate licences…
>
>      
>
>     Third, concerning potential “diffs” files …
>
>     -          There are some references to diffs files in talk-ca
>     archives (some were even available for few NTS through ftp site)
>
>     -          Maybe diffs files are available for Canvec? I do not know.
>
>      
>
>     Forth, my main concern is more about the sustained availability of
>     the data in the ftp site L
>
>      
>
>     Best,
>
>     Daniel
>
>      
>
>      
>
>     *From:*Chris Davis [mailto:davis.christopher at gmail.com
>     <mailto:davis.christopher at gmail.com>]
>     *Sent:* November-15-14 01:56
>     *To:* Darren Wiebe
>     *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap
>     *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] Bringing canvec to OSM back to life
>
>      
>
>     I think it would be great to see newer CanVec data in OSM as well.
>     BC's vegetation coverage from the last import in 2010 (tagged as
>     "natural":"wood") is horribly patchy and quite ugly in the OSM
>     basemap and other maps.
>
>      
>
>     Chris
>
>      
>
>     On 14 November 2014 18:25, Darren Wiebe <darren at aleph-com.net
>     <mailto:darren at aleph-com.net>> wrote:
>
>     I can only address point 4.  I'd love to see newer Canvec data. 
>
>      
>
>     *Darren Wiebe*
>
>      
>
>     On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:18 PM, Andrew
>     <andrew.allison at teksavvy.com <mailto:andrew.allison at teksavvy.com>>
>     wrote:
>
>     Hello List:
>
>             Given Daniel's reply that Canvec will no longer be
>     supplied in OSM
>     format, I'm curious about:
>
>     1:      I don't know what I don't know to begin with :-)
>     2:      Are the scripts / programs available to do the conversion
>     still
>     available?
>     3:      Was there ever a program written to produce a "diffs" file?
>     4:      Is there a desire to have newer Canvec data converted to OSM?
>
>             Just throwing this out there.
>
>             Andrew
>             aka CanvecImports
>
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