[Talk-us] TIGER 2010 Imports

[Ian Dees]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Ian Dees <ian.dees at gmail.com> wrote:
> > First of all, can we agree as a group to hold off on importing or
> applying
> > any TIGER 2010 data until we come up with a way to apply changes in a
> > uniform and somewhat organized manner?
>
> I don't see why TIGER 2010 should be treated differently from any
> other imports.  If you have data that you're sure is more accurate
> than what's already there, and are using well-established tags, then
> go ahead and import.  If you're not sure if your data is more accurate
> than what's already there, don't import.  If you are making up your
> own tags, then talk about it first.
>

I can't think of any US, national-level imports (other than the original
TIGER import, perhaps) that have gone well. I know because I started or
performed several of them: county borders, NHD, etc. Local-level imports of
data from counties or states are quite a bit easier to deal with, so I'm
proposing we work on getting this national-level one closer to correct.


>
> > Having said that: let's start a thread here about getting the TIGER data
> > moving along. What steps can we take to move the shapefiles in to OSM
> > format? How can we collaborate on the mapping to OSM tags?
>
> What is it you want to import from TIGER 2010 in the first place?  I'm
> not convinced there's any feasible way to import TIGER 2010 while
> guaranteeing that the import is more accurate than what's already
> there.
>

In the areas I've spot-checked, TIGER 2010 has better resolution and more
road data than untouched TIGER-imported OSM data. I have yet to spot-check
areas that have been edited by OSM members.
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