[OSM-talk] [Talk-us] Tiger 2007 Data

[Dave Hansen]

On Sun, 2008-10-19 at 11:10 -0700, Karl Newman wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Dave Hansen <dave at sr71.net> wrote:
>         Has anyone looked at importing the TIGER 2007 data yet?  I was
>         going to
>         start coding up the conversion utilities to get started.  It
>         appears
>         that this shapefile format may have existing OSM converters
>         out there.
>         Anyone want to admit to having one? ;)
>         
>         -- Dave
> 
> What were you looking to import? I thought your TIGER import was a
> one-shot deal.

I *wish* it was a 1-shot deal.  That darn Steve C. seems to think that
maps should be both accurate *and* up to date.  The nerve!

Anyway, it seems that the new data is substantially better than the old
in some places.  What I'd like to do is twofold:

1. regenerate .osm files for all the new TIGER data
2. Compare new .osm files to old TIGER data plus stuff edited in OSM

Then, decide how if/when it is appropriate to write over the old TIGER
stuff with new.  Or, to merge it somehow.

-- Dave