Re: [Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-28 Thread Peter Dobratz
Hi Ilya, This copnflation audit software tool is really good to allow multiple OSM users to review the data before changes are made to OSM data. I didn't initially realize the amount of manual review of the data that is being done prior to importing the data into OSM. I've been reviewing a

Re: [Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-28 Thread Ilya Zverev
Hi Peter, Thank you for the extended example of opening_hours containing holidays exceptions. While validating the Walmart import, I've encountered a couple of these, albeit simpler. My opinion on tags does not have an extra weight in relation to other mappers. With the introduction of the

Re: [Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-22 Thread Peter Dobratz
Ilya, I apologize for the tone of my last message. Ian has done a good job of restating my question in a reasonable manner. Overall, I think this effort is great for filling in gaps in OSM data and I applaud your efforts. If I had looked more at the data review tool, I would have realized that

Re: [Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-22 Thread Ian Dees
Hi list, I wanted to remind everyone that we're all trying to make the map better here. Please be careful with the words you choose to use so that they aren't condescending or attacking. For example, in this message from Peter it's very easy to read the sentences about opening hours as a

Re: [Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-21 Thread Peter Dobratz
Ilya, I'm trying to wrap my head around how making this a "frictionless series of imports" is going to work. So if a local mapper edits details on a Walmart, those details could potentially be swiftly overwritten with your data? As you can see, the opening hours for next week are non-standard

Re: [Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-20 Thread Peter Dobratz
On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 3:23 PM, Toby Murray wrote: > On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Peter Dobratz wrote: > > Ilya, > > > > Here's a Walmart that's been built in the last few years I recently > added to > > OSM: > > > >

Re: [Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-20 Thread Peter Dobratz
Ilya, Here's a Walmart that's been built in the last few years I recently added to OSM: http://audit.osmz.ru/browse/walmart/5935 What's currently in OSM represents my own mapping style, but I think it's worth discussing the differences before you change them across the whole country. If I

Re: [Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-20 Thread Bill Ricker
On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Ilya Zverev wrote: > Hi, > > As some of you know, Brandify company wants to import all the Walmart > locations in the US into OpenStreetMap. > ​​ > They have full permission to do that. See the message from their VP > Product, Damian, for more

[Talk-us] Walmart Import

2017-12-20 Thread Ilya Zverev
Hi, As some of you know, Brandify company wants to import all the Walmart locations in the US into OpenStreetMap. They have full permission to do that. See the message from their VP Product, Damian, for more detailed explanation: