Taylor, Welcome! Importing your campus' data is probably something you can do without a major import effort, but it never hurts to ask here.
You can start by checking if there are any local OSM editors that might be interested in helping or providing insight. You can take a look at recent edits in your area and then sending some messages. There are some active mapping groups in DC / NoVa, so they may know some local Richmond mappers that would be interested in helping. Local users (especially active mappers) are a great resource as they know the map already, and what kinds of things would benefit it. The next thing to do here is securing the permission to use this data you have. Since you're the owner, that shouldn't be a problem. Just get an official letter releasing this data to be used for OSM, more info here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines#Step_3_-_License_approval Then, you'll need a wiki page with details on the data, process, and the above. Finally, send another email to this list once all of your documentation is in place. Now, there are volumes to be written on the conversion of GIS data to OSM format. It all boils down to a spatial ETL of your data. You have to decide, within the framework of the OSM tagging and data structure, what data to include in the proposal. For inspiration, here's an import I did for Baltimore County buildings (and addresses) a few years back. I used Esri products to do a lot of the conversion work, which you may already be familar with. https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/imports/2014-August/003364.html I hope this helps! -Elliott On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 2:30 PM Holden, Taylor <taylor.hol...@richmond.edu> wrote: > Hello All, > > > > I have just joined this OSM group. I’ve worked with OSM data in the past > but never actually edited or imported data myself. I am currently working > at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA. We’re a smaller liberal arts > school on the border of the City of Richmond and Henrico County. This > unique location paired with being a private institution has meant that > neither locality has complete data for the roads and buildings on campus, > especially because our facilities department doesn’t use any GIS > technology. We’ve made a lot of construction changes over the years and so > the data on Google Maps, OSM, and from the localities is all out of date > (at different levels even). > > > > We are finally attempting to join the 21st century and publish our own > authoritative content for campus. We have sent the updated data to the > localities, but now it is my job to also send the data to Google Maps and > OSM. Would an import be the best way to go about getting our new data on > OSM? If so, how should I proceed? We only have road centerlines and > building footprints currently, but we will be cleaning, field checking, and > updating several more datasets over the next year so hopefully we can have > everything online. > > > > Thanks for the help, > > Taylor Holden > > GIS Technician > _______________________________________________ > Imports-us mailing list > Imports-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports-us > -- Elliott Plack http://elliottplack.me
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