Re: [Imports] Designated Wilderness area import

2010-07-06 Thread Erik G. Burrows
>> (There is also a ton of other great information available for download >> at >> this site.) >> >> > Most of this data has very very low resolution (1:1M) and should probably > not be imported. Having looked more closely, I see you're quite right. I did more research into sources of data, and f

Re: [Imports] Designated Wilderness area import

2010-07-02 Thread Erik G. Burrows
(Replying to list with my response to Ian) > >> Lastly, the import of boundaries into OSM is pretty dubious. Once we >> import >> any sort of data it instantly starts to decay. Boundaries and borders >> are >> especially bad because OSM is not (and should not) be the official >> record >> for the

[Imports] Designated Wilderness area import

2010-07-02 Thread Erik G. Burrows
I'm sure you all saw my posts to the Talk mailing list on this subject, but I'm working my way through the "Import Guidelines" wiki page, which requests a post to this list: The "Designated Wilderness Areas" in the USA are of great interest to people like me, who like to explore the less populate