[Talk-is] Continuing Staðfangaskrá address import

[Svavar Kjarrval]

Hi Andrew.

Well done!

I really do like your use of MapRoulette to deal with any remaining issues.

With regards,
Svavar

On 23.4.2019 20:13, Andrew Wiseman via Talk-is wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to update about the address import continuation that the
> community began a few years ago. We’ve finished importing the data
> from the Registers dataset and have updated the OSM wiki page about
> it: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Staðfangaskrá_Import 
>
> We also used the ground level imagery provided by Já 360 for address
> verification, as well as data from Iceland’s National Land Survey to
> help verify street names. The imagery was really helpful, thanks to Já
> for opening it for use in OSM. During the import we used separate JOSM
> layers to copy sections of address data over to OSM and manually
> reviewed each one, using JOSM paint styles and filters to help our
> workflow. We had ongoing communication with community members with
> questions about the data, thanks especially to Jóhannes and Matt.
>
> We also added some street names where appropriate, adjusted some
> alignment issues we found and added some missing roads to the map.
>
> There are a few small remaining things to do, namely that some of the
> data in the Registers dataset was abbreviated, so I created a
> MapRoulette challenge so people can expand them into their full street
> names. The challenge
> is here: https://maproulette.org/browse/challenges/4178
>
> Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
>
> Andrew
>
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