[Talk-us] [Imports] Arkansas address point import

[Nathan Mills]

On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 13:46 -0500, Mike N wrote:

>    I'd recommend creating a page on the Wiki for this import - link to 
> it from the base Arkansas page 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Arkansas ; new local mappers should 
> arrive here to learn about past and future mapping projects.

Done
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Arkansas_Situs_Address_Points_Import
and done.

>    It's handy to use a dedicated OSM account for import - this can help 
> with troubleshooting or syncing future imports.
> 

I'll create one and use it for any import, and will document that on the
wiki page after creation.

>    The address points will be more accurate than many of the roads. 
> This could result in confusion for beginners when roads drift through a 
> line of address points, but they should be able to see from aerial 
> imagery that the road needs to be realigned.   And there will be an 
> ongoing effort to update and align the roads based on either TIGER 2010 
> or the Arksanas geo clearinghouse.

I could do a mass import of the roads from the Arkansas Centerline File,
which is also public domain. ;) (I'm not serious, that would be a
nightmare)

> > I'm open to suggestions as to how to better tag the points if anyone has
> > any ideas.
> 
>    I spot checked in one location, and I'd say it is tagged correctly. 
>   One point for discussion:
> 
>     source= for each data point.   One might argue that the source= is 
> only required on the changeset comment.   This avoids the confusion  of 
> someone correcting an address point but not updating the source= tag. 
> That also saves space in the database.   The changeset comment can 
> contain a link to the import page.

That works for me.

>    I see that the addr:street names have been un-abbreviated, so that 
> they should match the new roads when they are updated.