[Talk-us] State- or Countywide Road Centerline Import

[Richard Weait]

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Christopher Covington <cov at vt.edu> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> How can one import large datasets of information mostly already on the
> map to Open Street Map? I believe that my state (Commonwealth of
> Virginia) has more recent and more accurate data than TIGER. Anyone have
> experience working with state geodata? Initially we may only be able to
> use the road centerline information [1] but eventually more detailed
> data may become available under an appropriate license.

This is a common and natural question for those interested in
improving the map.  Several imports are in various states of progress
around the world.  Recent concerns about possible long-term negative
effects of large imports on the OSM community suggest caution.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines