[OSM-talk] Import of buildings in Chicago

[Jaak Laineste]

I guess the data source is https://data.cityofchicago.org/Buildings/Building-Footprints/w2v3-isjw . It is nice and rich data, but certainly importing this way is wrong. 

Jaak
On May 27, 2012, at 6:54 PM, Worst Fixer <worstfixer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> There is on going import of Buildings in city Chicago.
> 
> Import is held by following account:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/chicago-buildings
> 
> I found no discussions of this import. No announcement. I searched bad?
> 
> It is absent from following web page:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue
> 
> I want know why importer uses following tags:
> 
> * chicago:building_id (314 330 objects, used by 2 users).
> 
> I sent letter to importer, and he said he will not import this tag any more. But, he continues to. No justification of need for tag was given.
> 
> * addr:street:name (173 882 objects, used by 7 users), 
> * addr:street:prefix (173 882 objects, used by 3 users),
> * addr:street:type (173 874 objects, note: different numbers, used by 7 users)
> 
> Not discussed anywhere. Used by low number of users. Not documented. No justification for this tag was given.
> 
> If not needed this tags are, I hope they will be removed and not imported. Not sure who does that remove: I, Ian Dees, Frederik Ramm or some other body.
> 
> We have data working group. Data working group ban, delete, revert. Have we working group will help clean imports, not ban? I want not ban chicago building import. I want clear answers for reasons why it is done this way. I think it can be better. I found this on wiki, but it seems dead:
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Import_Support_Working_Group
> 
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