[OSM-talk] Bulk import as a data layer (like gpx currently is)

[Russ Nelson]

On Mar 14, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Sam Vekemans wrote:

> +1 for that!!!


Errrrr, no.  Anything that someone might ADD to the map should be, if  
imported, in the same place.  Otherwise, someone will fire up their  
editor, not see the data that already been imported, and start to add  
it.  No better way to piss off a volunteer than to waste their time.

Yes, there are problems with this approach.  We need to solve them,  
not run away from them.  We'll just create worse problems if we try to  
avoid solving this problem.  We ALREADY have to deal with it with the  
TIGER import.  Neither that data, nor the edits made to it, are going  
to be exiled from the database into this proposed "bulk import data  
layer".

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