[Talk-us] GNIS Import Done

[Eric Wolf]

Ian,

Email gnis_manager at usgs.gov with that question. Also, please report
anything you find. It would be great if the USGS had the wherewithall
to create an automated method to pull any changes out of OSM and back
into our databases.

And yes, one of the beauties of OSM is that it will contain
information that no one has bothered to collect because it's not of
immediate commercial value. Especially in the US where you can get
complete datasets for streets that just need a little tweaking.

-Eric

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Eric B. Wolf                          720-209-6818
USGS Geographer
Center of Excellence in GIScience
PhD Student
CU-Boulder - Geography




On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Karl Newman <siliconfiend at gmail.com> wrote:
>> While GNIS might not be perfectly accurate in geoposition, it is the
>> authoritative set of geographic names for the US. It contains features
>> that are on no other map or spatial database.
>
> Until now, anyway. ;-)
>
> Karl
>