[Talk-us] NC sidewalk data import

[Joseph Eisenberg]

The sidewalk style is somewhat controversial. For routing applications, it
is simpler if the sidewalk is added as a tag on the highway. This also
makes it easier to render clean-looking maps. However, some people prefer
to have the sidewalks separately mapped, so that they can be seen at high
zoom levels in rendered maps.

I would suggest checking the current method used in North Carolina,
especially in the cities or towns where you plan to add missing sidewalks.
It’s probably best to continue using the method that local mappers have
chosen. This may vary between different towns.

Thank you for helping make Openstreetmap even better!
On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 7:48 PM Rihards <richlv at nakts.net> wrote:

> On 27.01.19 21:41, Melanie Mazanec wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm a front end dev for a city government working on a side project to
> > fork and add to AccessMap <https://www.accessmap.io/> for North Carolina
> > cities.
> >
> > In order to make this happen, I want to import North Carolina city
> > sidewalk data into OSM.  I have no prior OSM experience, so I'm
> > following the suggested wiki protocol and reaching out here before
> > attempting an import.
> >
> > Does anyone have advice about tutorials or where to start?  Are there
> > any NC OSM communities or enthusiasts I can connect with?  Also, it
> > seems like there are two competing sidewalk data formats.  Is there a
> > preferred standard now?
>
> Hi, that's really great news - welcome to OSM.
> It would be useful if you would try some basic mapping first to get
> familiar with OSM data structure. Try to map something near your
> workplace or home.
> That doesn't stop you from working on the import, of course. Any
> questions on OSM are welcome on the IRC channel #osm (
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/IRC ), or any other OSM
> communication channel.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Melanie Mazanec--
>  Rihards
>
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