[Talk-ca] [Import] Ottawa Buildings & Addresses [Statistics Canada project]

[James]

I have answered most of your concerns Stewart on the wiki. I will continue
later today when I'm awake

On Oct 20, 2016 1:04 AM, "Denis Carriere" <carriere.denis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stewart,
>
> The process was a success for me, the only issue was the data was bad...
> I've been involved in importing some of the GNS data and it was a great set
> up Pierre and other OSM members set up.
>
> Bad data goes in, bad data comes out.
>
> Thankfully we have good data provided by the City of Ottawa that was
> created by GIS professionals.
>
> On Oct 20, 2016 12:54 AM, "Stewart C. Russell" <scruss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Denis,
>>
>> > There's been countless amounts of Tasking Manager's that have been set
>> > up for importing GNS (towns & villages) in Africa, I believe all of them
>> > were only point data and have been very successful.
>>
>> While it's not a reflection on tasking manager, the African village GNS
>> import recently made “Worst of OSM”: “Look at these nicely arranged
>> Nigerian villages....”
>> <http://worstofosm.tumblr.com/post/149386653926/look-at-thes
>> e-nicely-arranged-nigerian-villages>.
>> There's no way that these villages are arranged in nice neat rows and
>> columns exactly one minute of arc apart …
>>
>>  cheers,
>>  Stewart
>>
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