[Talk-us] [Imports] [OpenSeaMap-develop] Fwd: NOAA Imports

[Sailor Jerry]

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com> wrote:
> I just wanted to remind you that you need to consult with the local
> community too (i.e. talk-us@), not just the imports@ list
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sailor Jerry [mailto:sailorjerry at scmarinetech.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:03 PM
>> To: openseamap-develop at lists.sourceforge.net; imports at openstreetmap.org
>> Subject: Re: [Imports] [OpenSeaMap-develop] Fwd: NOAA Imports
>>
>> Thanks a lot everybody for the input and especially to Malcolm for the
>> extensive review of my OSM files.
>>
>> It seems currently the import tool is capable to convert the NOAA ENC to
>> more or less satisfactory OSM files.
>>
>> As a next step I would contemplate the automation of the import
>> procedure itself.  I put the updated proposal to
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/NOAA_ENC_Direct_to_GIS_Import#Data_Tr
>> ansformation
>>
>> Hopefully it would take care of previously raised issues of dealing with
>> items edited by other users after initial import is complete.
>>
>> Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> --  Sailor Jerry
>>
>> PS The import guidelines suggest putting the OSM file for review, is
>> there any commonly accepted place or any place would do?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 2:29 AM, Malcolm Herring
>> <malcolm.herring at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> > On 15/01/2013 02:52, Sailor Jerry wrote:
>> >> I would be very much obliged if you would take a glance at the
>> >> resulting OSM file at
>> >> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9P5wHCK7tHnOTFnR1plOXB2QUU/edit
>> >
>> > Jerry,
>> >
>> > By a different route, you seem to arrived at the same destination! The
>> > output contains the same tags as my tool, so it is usable. Before
>> > uploading, you should delete the following objects:
>> >
>> > sounding
>> > land_elevation
>> > built-up_area
>> > land_region
>> > seabed_area
>> > land_area
>> > building
>> >
>> > Then, check the existing data in OSM to find duplicate objects and
>> > transfer your tags to the existing object. Objects such as tank,
>> > platform, light, etc may already have been mapped by land mappers.
>> >
>> > After the upload, wait until the new rendering appears, and then check
>> > for any unexpected results.
>> >
>> > Malcolm
>> >
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