Re: [Talk-ca] Setting up RoadMatcher and creating shapefiles

2009/9/27 Sam Vekemans acrosscanadatra...@gmail.com Thanks, Slowely but surely it's getting easier. Awesome :) I'm a newbie at this, but im sure there is a VisualBasic programmer out there who can make a handy GUI with a bare-bones program. If thats technically possable? I dont know. ...

Re: [Talk-ca] Setting up RoadMatcher and creating shapefiles

Hum, ok, where can I find the gml files? What size do you want your slice to be? The solution would be to use ogr2ogr first to transform into a shapefile. The next step is to transform the shapefile into an osm file. Finally, you would be using Osmosis to cut using bounding box. No need for

[Talk-ca] Setting up RoadMatcher and creating shapefiles

Hi Sorry to ask for help, but I really want to start importing Geobase data for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. If someone is able to help me install RoadMatcher on (open)JUMP and create Shapefiles from OSM data on a Debian GNU/Linux system. Again, if it is such an odious task forget it. But to the

Re: [Talk-ca] Setting up RoadMatcher and creating shapefiles

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009, Sam Dyck wrote: Can you give me an idea as to which parts/steps of the instructions at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Geobase_NRN_-_OSM_Map_Feature your having problems with? I'm can try to clarify/provide more info on any steps that are unclear. Basically you need to

Re: [Talk-ca] Setting up RoadMatcher and creating shapefiles

Hi Thanks I'll break it down 1. Obtain the NRN data files from Geobase as a shapefile (SHP). *Quite easy to do, just a simple download* 2. Generate a shapefile for the NRN data in an area (converted to WGS84), and a second shapefile based on existing OSM roads in the area. Ensure