[OSM-talk] Import of Chicago Bicycle data.

[Russ Nelson]

As far as I know, we have no system in place for reporting diffs to a  
data contributor.  We also have no system in place for merging in an  
updated import.  If, on the other hand, he wanted to use OSM tools for  
editing his data, we can output it as a shapefile back to him.  It's  
really just a question of where he wants the canonical data to  
reside.  If I had to guess, I'd say that he would be willing to give  
us repeated data dumps, but what we do with them is our problem. Just  
a guess.  I may be wrong.

On May 7, 2009, at 10:16 PM, Nicholas Vetrovec wrote:

>
> What do you think the best way to respond?
> Here is the coraspondance I recieved:
>
> The data is considered Public Domain.
>
> I can send you the Bikeways Data. I have to prepare the data for  
> public use.
> About Bike Parking Data: It changes on a weekly basis. New records  
> are added, and existing records are modified. Therefore, unless  
> OpenStreetMap has an import API, the data will always be out of  
> date. Another solution is to collaborate on a common file format  
> that I could easily transmit to you/OSM once per month.
>
> Can you explain what happens after you receive the data?
>
> Steven Vance
> Chicago Department of Transportation
> Bicycle Parking Assistant
> http://www.chicagobikes.org
>
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