[OSM-talk] All you've ever wanted to know about the french cadastre

[Lester Caine]

Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:
>>
>> So the question remains why the information in not being added to the outlines.
> Because the cadastre work is an armchair mapping process whereas the address
> tagging requires local survey. They are often done by two different type of
> contributors.

Armchair mapping via the bing imagery is just as rewarding, you just don't get 
the false 'pleasure' of uploading thousands of entities at a time. But it IS 
much more satisfying seeing OSM update an area you have just worked on with a 
lot of missing roads, footpaths and the like. I accept that this does take a 
little practice, and needs clean images, but France would benefit from a few 
'cadastre' importers filling other details in the areas they are importing :(

Personally I would not be happy if *I* had uploaded some of the areas I'm 
looking at ...

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