[OSM-talk] JOSM shp file plugin

Frederik Ramm frederik at remote.org
Wed Oct 20 10:45:30 BST 2010


Hi,

On 10/20/10 09:52, Sam Vekemans wrote:
> I'm wondering if it is in the works to have a JOSM plugin where it can
> automatically convert shp files (ie. run shp-to-osm.jar in the
> background),

No, that would only encourage people to do even more mindless imports 
than we have already. There's not a day gone past without somebody, 
somewhere, importing data without talking to anyone first - overwriting 
existing data, creating duplicate nodes, ignoring license questions, not 
thinking about updates, and whatnot.

Imports are a complex topic and they require a lot of thought and 
discussion. Making imports easier will enable everyone to go through the 
steps technically without necessarily having the proper understanding of 
OSM that is required.

Any editor offering a simple "shp import" functionality would soon be 
regarded as "the software that causes more harm than good". Calls for 
banning that editor would ensue.

Bye
Frederik



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