[Talk-us] [Imports-us] Virginia Beach, Virginia Imports

[Jonah Adkins]

Hello,

Thanks for the questions!

> You live an hour away from Virginia Beach, is that correct?


Yes! Good detective work - depending on traffic.

> Are you
> familiar enough with the city to verify the data quality, or will you
> enlist the help of local mappers who are?


Yes! Virginia Beach is part of the Hampton Roads <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Roads> Region, which i’ve lived in for awhile.

> Is there a community that can be counted on to make sure the data
> doesn't rot in OSM once imported - or will you commit to that?

I’m committed! 

> Is this import proposal linked to this endeavour in any way?

No.

> On Mar 2, 2016, at 2:58 AM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On 03/02/2016 02:55 AM, Jonah Adkins wrote:
>> I'd like to propose an import of city-sourced GIS data for the City of Virginia Beach, Va. The City GIS Office has given the data / license for this purpose.
>> Conflation will be done carefully by hand, and attributes copied where needed.
> 
> You live an hour away from Virginia Beach, is that correct? Are you
> familiar enough with the city to verify the data quality, or will you
> enlist the help of local mappers who are?
> 
> To quote stevea from teh recent Adirondack thread,
> 
>> Likewise.  We (OSM volunteers) don't often talk about the importance 
>> of KEEPING UP the map after an import, but doing so is a seriously 
>> crucial component. 
> 
> Is there a community that can be counted on to make sure the data
> doesn't rot in OSM once imported - or will you commit to that?
> 
> On http://paidmappers.github.io/home/, you advertise your services as
> mapper-for-hire ("Open Data is growing at an alarming rate and we shall
> put all that data in OpenStreetMap. ...  we scour open data portals and
> sites for authorative data like buildings, public amenities, and
> addresses.") - Is this import proposal linked to this endeavour in any way?
> 
> (I haven't looked at the data and license yet.)
> 
> Bye
> Frederik
> 
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