[Talk-us] Tiger 2007 Data

[Nick Hocking]

I consider that your bulk upload script is in exactly the same boat
as an automaitc edit script. As such I think that it should adhere
to the code of conduct for automatic editors, one point of which is
to respect others' edits.

To me, this means, don't revert or corrupt others' edits.
To achieve this your script only needs to follow three
rules.

1)Do not modify or delete any data unless you are upgrading
   unmodified tiger data
2) Do not place a way if it already exists, unless you are
   replacing an unmodified tiger way.
3) Do not add a way or part thereof if it has been deleted
    by a user.

Breaking rules 1 or 3 would be, in essence, reverting a user's
edit. Breaking rule 2 would be corrupting it

If you can manage to make your script follow all three rules
then I can't see anyone having any problems.

On a more infalmatory note, I checked with yahoo and google
and it seems that in a LOT or areas more than half of the
tiger roads don't actually exist. The mappers must have been
paid by the road :-)

Is tiger 2007 any better in this regard and does it yet have
dual carriageways for all the interstates?

Nick
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