[Talk-us] Tag convention for bulk imports?

[Russ Nelson]

On Jul 12, 2009, at 4:30 AM, Mike N. wrote:

> Is there any suggested tag convention for bulk imports?    For  
> example, I
> found a free source of landmarks in my state, so I might use this  
> for State
> Parks for example:
>
>    <tag k="scgis-shp:parksid" v="27"/>
>    <tag k="name" v="LAKE WATEREE STATE PARK"/>
>    <tag k="leisure" v="park"/>
>    <tag k="scgis-shp:source" v="DNR SCDBASE PRK"/>
>
>  Is this acceptable?   Thanks,

Yes, this looks good.  My advice is to keep enough metadata so that  
people can go back to the original source and be able to locate the  
particular record.  Also, be sure to create a Wiki page for your  
import, describing where you got the original file (looks like a  
shapefile), how other people can get a copy of it, and why you believe  
that the import is copyright-compatible with the CC-By-SA and OdBL.   
List it in the Import catalog: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue 
  .  Also, create a new user to act as the owner of your import.  Bit  
of fussiness there, because you need a separate email address to act  
as the distinct owner of that account.

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