[OSM-talk] Importing from Geonames.org

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

Simon Wood wrote:
>Sent: 18 June 2008 7:31 AM
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>Subject: [OSM-talk] Importing from Geonames.org
>
>There's a comment on the wiki that Geonames.org may be tainted data.... is
>this true or false?
>
>There are 256 towns/villages/hamlets missing from Alberta (as compaired to
>the official lists). Geonames appears to have lat/long for a fair
>proportion of these. If the geoname data is OK, I will set about importing
>these/generating nodes for them.

As far as I am aware the wiki is correct, there is concern that some of
Geonames data may be tainted. Geonames does not appear to place the same
code of ethics regarding data origin as we do with OSM.

Cheers

Andy

>
>Cheers,
>Mungewell.
>
>PS. They also have a lot of mountain peaks, we only have 5 in the Canadian
>Rockies :-(
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