[Talk-ca] Massive undiscussed import from Peterborough GIS

[Daniel @jfd553]

We had a long discussion about building imports on talk-ca (regarding StatsCan footprints) before the import you mentioned. Everyone on this list is well aware of the rules and the consequences of breaking them. So, I would agree you remove the buildings from “Peterborough GIS”.

Daniel

From: James [mailto:james2432 at gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2021 18:17
To: Frederik Ramm
Cc: Talk-CA OpenStreetMap
Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] Massive undiscussed import from Peterborough GIS

I think someone on the osmcanada was worried this would happen(removal) and was staying off improving the building data because of it.

Might as well remove it now

On Sat., Jun. 26, 2021, 6:08 p.m. Frederik Ramm, <frederik at remote.org<mailto:frederik at remote.org>> wrote:
Hi,

a year ago, the account "Peterborough GIS" added about 180,000 buildings
in their area
(https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Peterborough%20GIS/history#map=13/43.9070/-78.7678),
deleting about 10,000 pre-existing structures in the process (the total
number of objects affected is about 1.5 million, this accounts for the
nodes needed to construct a building).

They haven't been seen in OSM since, and a request to explain their
sources (certainly not "Esri World Imagery" as claimed) in
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/87620890 went unanswered.

Since this was clearly a rules-violating import, the sources are
unclear, and the mapper has not been willing to engage, the import would
normally be a candidate for a speedy revert.

Sadly, with all this now lying 12 months behind us, "speedy" is not an
option anymore.

Are you ok with removing this import? Then I'd do that as soon as
possible. Or would you prefer to keep it, and if yes, do I have a
volunteer to chase up the data source and verify that the licensing is
clean?

Bye
Frederik

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