[Talk-us] More on TIGER: Where it's likely safe to import

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 12/17/12 04:02, Michal Migurski wrote:
> I pulled together some of the notes and imagery I've been posting here recently:
>
> 	http://www.openstreetmap.us/~migurski/green-means-go/

I take offense at your wording (on the page): "Where in the United 
States could government imports improve OpenStreetMap?" - you might add 
data to OSM but will you improve OSM? It's not the same, and equating 
the two is a mistake that insiders should not make.

The wording

> Green squares show places where data imports are unlikely to interfere with community mapping.

is also misleading; it has been shown that imports can very well 
interfere with *future* community mapping of which you would, naturally, 
not find traces in the data you analysed.

The correct wording is:

"Green squares show places where little or no community mapping has 
taken place in the past."

Bye
Frederik

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