Re: [talk-au] Import vs filtering query

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I suspect I’m being over-cautious so I appreciate everyone’s expertise. Thanks Steve too for the broader thoughts to consider. RE: “How would you match the different map set, the government one to OSM? And how will you validate the matching is correct?” I’m

Re: [talk-au] Import vs filtering query

Hi Ian, How would you match the different map set, the government one to OSM? And how will you validate the matching is correct? Regards, John On Mon, 6 Sept 2021 at 14:41, stevea wrote: > To be clear, Ian, I'm not saying this use of data is an import, as you > have said and as it appears to

Re: [talk-au] Import vs filtering query

To be clear, Ian, I'm not saying this use of data is an import, as you have said and as it appears to me and others, it is / would be using the data as a "filtering process" in a workflow. As such, I'm good with that. The points I was making are that 1) data drift over time and 2) there are

Re: [talk-au] Import vs filtering query

I also wouldn't consider this an import, because you're just using the data to filter down potential issues which you then cross reference with other sources. On Sat, 4 Sept 2021 at 20:55, Little Maps wrote: > Hi all, my understanding is that the process described below is a big > filtering

Re: [talk-au] Import vs filtering query

Hi Your proposed workflow would seem to be totally OK to me and is clearly not an import. List the government data in the sources used in the changeset and IMHO you are good to go. Simon Am 04.09.2021 um 12:51 schrieb Little Maps: Hi all, my understanding is that the process described

Re: [talk-au] Import vs filtering query

Hi Ian: There are government data, which if they make their way into OSM, is the very definition of an import. Sometimes these data are of such importance, quality or both, the community nods our head and we say, "yes, import these data" and it happens. It is acknowledged that data sources,

[talk-au] Import vs filtering query

Hi all, my understanding is that the process described below is a big filtering exercise rather than a data import, but since I’ve never been involved in an import before, I’d like to check before progressing. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Goal: to update road surface tags across