[OSM-talk-ie] Schools

[Rory McCann]

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On 10/12/16 18:17, Cormac O Murchú wrote:
> Problem is they are centroids like Logaimn data and not polygons.
> 
> They are also in ITM 75 format  which is not open data. Open data
> should come in an open format. Bulk converting these is trivial but
> that is not the point.
> 
> Schools should be mapped as multipolygon areas as they have yards
> and pitches and parking attached.

Yep. We shouldn't just convert the points to nodes, and upload to JOSM.

However we can look at OSM where that point is, and see if there is a
school in OSM there, and if not, add it.

We can also use the data to add other data, like school names,
education level, religion etc.
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