[Talk-ca] canvec import in ontario
Hello, I'd like to import some canvec data for the area just north of Plevna, Ontario, Canada (NTS 031F02), which has not been imported and for the most part is completely blank. I have downloaded the most recent canvec 10 data and it looks like the import is easy enough to do using the provided osm files and the josm editor (I've done many edits in the past with josm). I imported a tile (NTS 031F02.0.0.0) before realizing that there were import guidelines, and I shouldn't just go ahead without first consulting the community. So, I'd just like to make sure it's ok to proceed. I will use a separate account for the imports as per the guideline. Is there anything else I should know or do before proceeding? Thanks, Jesse Davis ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Fixme Files
Oups, you are right Richard. I should have revised my notes. highway=turning_circle, was used in OSM to tag a dead-end node on a way. Pierre - Mail original - De : Richard Weait rich...@weait.com À : Bruno Remy bremy.qc...@gmail.com Cc : talk-ca@openstreetmap.org talk-ca@openstreetmap.org Envoyé le : Samedi 28 juillet 2012 23h02 Objet : Re: [Talk-ca] Fixme Files On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Bruno Remy bremy.qc...@gmail.com wrote: By the way is there a best-practice for roundabout? Circle ways? Or a single runabout node ? I always have been confused with those items... Roundabout a circular way, tagged as junction=roundabout (+ highway=$classification), is a circular way, which joins multiple linear ways. A roundabout has a central reservation unsuitable for driving. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:junction%3Droundabout mini-roundabout a node tagged as highway=mini_roundabout joins multiple linear ways but is smaller and has no central reservation. the mini-roundabout is often a painted circle in an intersection. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dmini_roundabout Turning circle. A node tagged, highway=turning_circle, is a wide area in a dead-end road to allow a vehicle to turn around to the direction they came from. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Turning_circle ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
[Talk-ca] Disgardable NHN and NRN tags
This is based on http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-us/2012-July/008830.html, a recent talk-us@ discussion about TIGER tags. Parts of this message are a copy/paste from there. Some people may not even be aware of this but JOSM silently discards the created_by tag if it exists on any object you change and upload to the API. This tag was deemed unnecessary and counterproductive a long time ago and this is just a way of cleaning it out of the database as people edit. Not sure if Potlatch does anything like this. I think some of the tags from the GeoBase NHN and NRN imports can be silently dropped too. I think the following can be safely dropped: geobase:datasetName geobase:uuid accuracy:meters waterway:type sub_sea:type Any thoughts? ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Disgardable NHN and NRN tags
I'd keep the accuracy:meters around. I've used that for other things (mainly denoting how accurate my gps is in obtaining geodetic survey markers, or what the accuracy is based on number of sample points being averaged). Wouldn't want JOSM to be wiping those out. I think the ways tagged with sub_sea would need to be deleted, not just the tag itself. These tend to be hydrological topology connectors under lakes that show how rivers are connected. The entire way should be deleted to bring it in line with the rest of OSM. Not too sure about the waterway:type tag. Might be used in other places for other things? Can't think of anything stopping us from getting rid of geobase:* tags. Canvec imports don't have this, so it's inconsistent across the country, and it's probably not used anywhere else. Adam On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Steve Singer st...@ssinger.info wrote: On Sun, 29 Jul 2012, Paul Norman wrote: This is based on http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-us/2012-July/008830.html, a recent talk-us@ discussion about TIGER tags. Parts of this message are a copy/paste from there. I think the following can be safely dropped: geobase:datasetName geobase:uuid I agree. When I started the geobase road imports it predated the ability to add changeset tags or comments. A lot of my reasoning for having those tags was to be able to traceback objects to their original Geobase objects so we could come up with a way of updating OSM with future versions of the Geobase data. These tags have never (to my knowledge) been used for this and I doubt they would be very useful for this purpose if anyone tried to do so. accuracy:meters waterway:type sub_sea:type Any thoughts? ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Disgardable NHN and NRN tags
From: Adam Dunn [mailto:dunna...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:57 PM To: Steve Singer Cc: Paul Norman; Toby Murray; talk-ca@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] Disgardable NHN and NRN tags I'd keep the accuracy:meters around. I've used that for other things (mainly denoting how accurate my gps is in obtaining geodetic survey markers, or what the accuracy is based on number of sample points being averaged). Wouldn't want JOSM to be wiping those out. Why not accuracy instead? But ya, if you're using it then it'll need to be kept. I think the ways tagged with sub_sea would need to be deleted, not just the tag itself. These tend to be hydrological topology connectors under lakes that show how rivers are connected. The entire way should be deleted to bring it in line with the rest of OSM. Most of them need converting to waterway=stream (or other tags as appropriate) and sub_sea deleting. A lot of them are small ponds or streams where there would normally be a way. Not too sure about the waterway:type tag. Might be used in other places for other things? Taginfo shows only the imported values - I doubt anyone is using this. Can't think of anything stopping us from getting rid of geobase:* tags. Canvec imports don't have this, so it's inconsistent across the country, and it's probably not used anywhere else. The ones I listed were from BC - are there others elsewhere that also need removing? ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
