Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread James
If you are asking if we are going to just dump a whole lot of data as is in a region, the answer is no. Each tile is going to need manual work to determine what data(adress, building outline, building+adress) and to verify that the data is accurate On Sep 8, 2016 7:15 PM, "Stewart Russell" wrote:

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread Stewart Russell
Hi Dennis - thanks for getting back to me. > We will be using the Tasking Manager to import small chunks of data that can be downloaded via each individual tasks. So these could possibly be carried out by regular user accounts, not the dedicated import accounts as required by the guidelines? Che

Re: [Talk-ca] Fwd: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Licence compatibility: Open Data Licence for The Regional Municipality of Peel (Version 1.0)

2016-09-08 Thread Kevin Farrugia
Thanks for looking into it Stewart. Are there any examples from other exemptions that I can look at when I bring it up? On Sep 8, 2016 6:20 PM, "James" wrote: > This is something Kevin Farrugia might be able to help us with > > On Sep 8, 2016 6:12 PM, "Stewart Russell" wrote: > >> I checked on

Re: [Talk-ca] Fwd: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Licence compatibility: Open Data Licence for The Regional Municipality of Peel (Version 1.0)

2016-09-08 Thread James
This is something Kevin Farrugia might be able to help us with On Sep 8, 2016 6:12 PM, "Stewart Russell" wrote: > I checked on OSM-legal. Would probably work if we had a statement from > Peel agreeing to inclusion. As is, it's likely not compatible. > > Stewart > > -- Forwarded message -

[Talk-ca] Fwd: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Licence compatibility: Open Data Licence for The Regional Municipality of Peel (Version 1.0)

2016-09-08 Thread Stewart Russell
I checked on OSM-legal. Would probably work if we had a statement from Peel agreeing to inclusion. As is, it's likely not compatible. Stewart -- Forwarded message -- From: "Simon Poole" Date: Sep 8, 2016 13:57 Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Licence compatibility: Open Data Licence

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread Denis Carriere
To answer Stewarts comment about overlapping buildings. We will be using the Tasking Manager to import small chunks of data that can be downloaded via each individual tasks. http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/project/28 Only people with enough JOSM experience should tackle this type of task. You will be

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread James
I will repeat myself: Yes, there is a reason I put this documentation in .md(mark down), as it is the same format used by the wiki. So all information that is found on github will be transferred over to the wiki once local approval is done. Posting on the talk-ca is to get the local community's ap

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread john whelan
Good heavens and I thought guidelines meant guidelines not that must do everything that someone has written in the wiki. I think perhaps the use of I would suggest the following in carried out as recommended in the wiki would go a lot further on the community side of things as opposed to thou shal

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread Kevin Farrugia
That was addressed in James' previous email after Stewart asked about it. "Yes, there is a reason I put this documentation in .md(mark down), as it is the same format used by the wiki. So all information that is found on github will be *transferred over to the wiki once local approval is done.*"

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread Michael Reichert
Hi James, Am 08.09.2016 um 18:49 schrieb James: > As per the import guide lines I wish to seek approval for importing > building outlines and addresses in the region of Peel. > > Documentation is available here: > https://github.com/osmottawa/imports/blob/master/Peel-Region.md You know that the

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread James
Also to follow up on the *"**ensure that Your Use of the Information does not breach or infringe upon any applicable laws" *I think it can also applied in the sense: Canada has banned displaying public addresses on websites/to be viewed from the public(I know this is not the case, but this is an ex

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread Kevin Farrugia
Hey all, I'm the person at Peel that works with GIS data and posts data up to the open data site so I can probably answer most questions that might come up. 1) I can look into having some sort of change or special case of the licence for OSM if it is a show stopper, but the bureaucracy can move v

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread James
*Is the Region of Peel licence compatible? I see that it has automatic termination on breech (like many OGL clones) but it also adds "ensure that Your Use of the Information does not breach or infringe upon any applicable laws". This may add usage implications for those downstream.(Some folks from

Re: [Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread Stewart Russell
Hi James: As per the import guide lines I wish to seek approval for importing > building outlines and addresses in the region of Peel. > > Documentation is available here: > https://github.com/osmottawa/imports/blob/master/Peel-Region.md > Seems like a decent outline, though I have questions:

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2016-09-08 Thread weeklyteam
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[Talk-ca] ImproveOSM new beta

2016-09-08 Thread Martijn van Exel
Hi all, I don’t know how familiar you are with ImproveOSM. It’s Telenav’s big data thrown at OSM. We detect missing roads, missing turn restrictions, and one-way streets. There is a JOSM plugin as well as a web site. The web site is what I wanted to highlight. We are about to overhaul it and

[Talk-ca] [Import] Local community approval building & addresses in Peel region

2016-09-08 Thread James
As per the import guide lines I wish to seek approval for importing building outlines and addresses in the region of Peel. Documentation is available here: https://github.com/osmottawa/imports/blob/master/Peel-Region.md After 2 weeks (or before) (22 September 2016), if the outcome seems favourabl