Re: [Talk-ca] building imports (was Re: Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10)

On Jan 25, 2018, at 8:55 PM, Matthew Darwin wrote: > I'm all for using the wiki, just want to consider the maintenance effort of > keeping the tasking manager in sync with the wiki. If someone wants to do > that, so much the better! Wikis can get stale quickly without

Re: [Talk-ca] building imports (was Re: Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10)

> There are many more tasks on the task manager related to buildings if you are > so inclined to add them. Is that the best way to go? or people can check > the task manager for projects in their area of interest? (new tasks can be > easily added to the task manager... just ask!) I sort of

Re: [Talk-ca] building imports (was Re: Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10)

Hi Steve, I'm all for using the wiki, just want to consider the maintenance effort of keeping the tasking manager in sync with the wiki.  If someone wants to do that, so much the better!   Wikis can get stale quickly without someone(s) to actively look at doing updates, like you're doing.

Re: [Talk-ca] building imports (was Re: Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10)

Hi Steve, There are many more tasks on the task manager related to buildings if you are so inclined to add them.   Is that the best way to go? or people can check the task manager for projects in their area of interest?   (new tasks can be easily added to the task manager... just ask!) On

Re: [Talk-ca] building imports (was Re: Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10)

On Jan 25, 2018, at 8:30 PM, Matthew Darwin wrote: > I should mention that there are others in Ottawa working on completing the > buildings. The City import only had urban buildings. Since the city of > Ottawa is the largest rural city in Canada, so much work still to do.

Re: [Talk-ca] building imports (was Re: Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10)

On Jan 25, 2018, at 8:13 PM, Matthew Darwin wrote: > I'm not who the "movers and shakers" are really. There is nobody really > driving this project that I am aware of (the wiki suggests we should have a > steering committee). Every time I see email sent to the original

Re: [Talk-ca] building imports (was Re: Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10)

I should mention that there are others in Ottawa working on completing the buildings. The City import only had urban buildings.  Since the city of Ottawa is the largest rural city in Canada, so much work still to do. See http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/project/114 and

Re: [Talk-ca] building imports (was Re: Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10)

Hi Steve, I'm not who the "movers and shakers" are really.   There is nobody really *driving* this project that I am aware of (the wiki suggests we should have a steering committee).   Every time I see email sent to the original distribution list of people invited to the meeting last

Re: [Talk-ca] Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10

On Jan 25, 2018, at 12:16 PM, john whelan wrote: > About six years ago I wanted to import the local bus stops but the licences > weren't aligned. It took about five years for the Canadian Federal > Government to first adopt an Open Government license that was open enough

Re: [Talk-ca] Talk-ca Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10

About six years ago I wanted to import the local bus stops but the licences weren't aligned. It took about five years for the Canadian Federal Government to first adopt an Open Government license that was open enough and then for the City of Ottawa to adopt it. It still needed to be looked over