Re: [Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..
Cool, Then i'll hold off on the National Protected Areas file for i bit, and get the Aboriginal Lands more done. If anyone finds the admin areas, do share :) the ontario areas are available, i just havent converted it yet. Sam On 6/22/10, Tyler Gunn wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:19:32 -0700, Sam Vekemans > wrote: >> Cool, >> ya, its easier to get it done now than in a few months from now. > > No doubt; once all the Geobase data floods in this wouldn't be quite so > easy!!! > >> If you find the city boundaries file before i do, feel free to convert >> it to OSM and make the .osm files available if you can. >> Im not sure how to tag it, so a 1st run is needed. > > > I have yet to find any city boundaries -- I really would like to get that > data added at some point. > >> Or do the other provinces, i have loaded a few in northern Ontario. >> So i think the NWT should still be alot of OpenRange. > > I got some areas in Nunavut, Sask and Northern Ontario -- I'll venture > into other areas as I get the time. > > Thanks, > Tyler > > > -- Twitter: @Acrosscanada Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans Skype: samvekemans IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net #osm-ca Canadian OSM channel (an open chat room) @Acrosscanadatrails ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:19:32 -0700, Sam Vekemans wrote: > Cool, > ya, its easier to get it done now than in a few months from now. No doubt; once all the Geobase data floods in this wouldn't be quite so easy!!! > If you find the city boundaries file before i do, feel free to convert > it to OSM and make the .osm files available if you can. > Im not sure how to tag it, so a 1st run is needed. I have yet to find any city boundaries -- I really would like to get that data added at some point. > Or do the other provinces, i have loaded a few in northern Ontario. > So i think the NWT should still be alot of OpenRange. I got some areas in Nunavut, Sask and Northern Ontario -- I'll venture into other areas as I get the time. Thanks, Tyler ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Tyler Gunn wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:10:32 -0700, Sam Vekemans > wrote: >> Maybe you can help with the Manitoba Protected areas & Aboriginal lands? >> >> Sorry, i do have a template, but the new licence just gives me a > headache. >> The fact that more data is available to us than we currently are >> working with, is not a bad problem to have :) > > You are right; there is PLENTY of data to still be imported in Winnipeg > (and Manitoba for that matter). It only makes sense to work on that data > before getting ahead of myself to other sources really. > Winnipeg has a LONG way to go before it's at a state where someone would > look at it and say, "Wow, what a great map.". I routinely fix missing > street names, crossing ways that should connect, and ways that end near a > road where they should really connect. Fixing up all this in itself is a > huge undertaking. > > I think for now I'll stick with trying to detail out Winnipeg since I have > the local knowledge to do my best work here. However, I'll have to take a > look at the protected areas and aboriginal lands -- if it's something that > I don't need local knowledge for I could add it to my list of things to do. > :) http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/NRCan_Protected_Areas#Data It's a 7 file set covering all of Canada http://www.mediafire.com/file/mjgdmejnz2z/nrcan_protected_areas7files.zip They need to be all opened up & just zoom into an area in Manitoba of the polygon & download the local OSM area to see what exists, and if its not already in the map, copy/paste it in. :) For some of them they are big.. so it does take time. Over on the #osm-ca IRC user Wbski has finished up the BC areas, so thats 1 province. Im just working as i go along (virtually across Canada) and filling in what i can. For the aboriginal lands, it's a bit harder as the names are all in CAPS and need to be fixed :) Slowely but surley it gets done, that's why we croud source :) Cheers, Sam > > Tyler > ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:10:32 -0700, Sam Vekemans wrote: > Maybe you can help with the Manitoba Protected areas & Aboriginal lands? > > Sorry, i do have a template, but the new licence just gives me a headache. > The fact that more data is available to us than we currently are > working with, is not a bad problem to have :) You are right; there is PLENTY of data to still be imported in Winnipeg (and Manitoba for that matter). It only makes sense to work on that data before getting ahead of myself to other sources really. Winnipeg has a LONG way to go before it's at a state where someone would look at it and say, "Wow, what a great map.". I routinely fix missing street names, crossing ways that should connect, and ways that end near a road where they should really connect. Fixing up all this in itself is a huge undertaking. I think for now I'll stick with trying to detail out Winnipeg since I have the local knowledge to do my best work here. However, I'll have to take a look at the protected areas and aboriginal lands -- if it's something that I don't need local knowledge for I could add it to my list of things to do. :) Tyler ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..
My approach is, build it and they will come. Have you seen the CanMatrix geoTIFF & CanTopo PDFs? This digital paper map, includes more features that are not available in canvec, such as municiple boundaries (and in BC) it includes backroad logging roads. These PDFs can be freely traced. Anyway, the point is, i think is better to fully exhaust the resources we already have, as there is a TONNE of data available to us. Once winnipeg sees the top quality map that OSM is becomming, i thing they would approach the OSM Community. Anyway, the pdf re-discovery was just in the past few days. Were chatting about that on #osm-ca IRC. Cheers, Sam On 6/22/10, Tyler Gunn wrote: > > Hello, > I'm considering writing a letter to the civic government here in Winnipeg > to ask for permission/access to their GIS data. The aerial imagery alone > available on their website is a HUGE treasure-trove of information; 20cm > 2009 aerial imagery!!! :) > > Has anyone ever approached the local government in this manner? If so is > there any "starting point" letter I could use that someone has? > > Thanks! > Tyler > > -- > -- > Tyler Gunn > ty...@egunn.com > > ___ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > -- Twitter: @Acrosscanada Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans Skype: samvekemans IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net #osm-ca Canadian OSM channel (an open chat room) @Acrosscanadatrails ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
[Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..
Hello, I'm considering writing a letter to the civic government here in Winnipeg to ask for permission/access to their GIS data. The aerial imagery alone available on their website is a HUGE treasure-trove of information; 20cm 2009 aerial imagery!!! :) Has anyone ever approached the local government in this manner? If so is there any "starting point" letter I could use that someone has? Thanks! Tyler -- -- Tyler Gunn ty...@egunn.com ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
