On 24 August 2011 15:13, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I have a question regarding the import of external data: > > I would like to import navigation aids that i got from > www.ourairports.com. They offer a file with worldwide navigational aids > for pilots. Writing a tool to convert the csv-format to osm is quite > simple. To load it into JOSM is simple, too. Before I import a lot of > information, I have some questions: > > 1. Do we have a website where I get some basic info about importing > external data ? > > 2. How can I maintain imported data ? (delete or modify data ...). Once > the data is in the database it is may be not very easy to edit / or > delete the stuff ? Or is it enough to reverse the changeset ? Or is it > necessary to use the api to alter the data ? > > 3. What kind of things must be considered before doing any import of > external data ?
Hi there, Probably your first port of call should be the wiki page on Imports (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Imports), particularly the guidelines at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines -- Matt Williams http://milliams.com _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
