Hi all,
I've just joined the talk-ca list, so please accept my apologies for not
addressing this list earlier. I'm happy to take this thread off the
imports list for now and onto talk-ca until things are ready to begin
again. The next person to reply can please feel free to remove that
email if they agree.
I've just made a note on the draft import plan wiki page noting that the
import has been stopped:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Canada/Canada_Stats_Canada_Building_Outlines_Import/Plan
I would really appreciate it if the person with admin access to the
tasking manager projects could please take those offline for the moment,
or perhaps place them in a validation-only mode if that's possible.
Like I said in my last email, which perhaps didn't make it to the
talk-ca list
(https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/imports/2019-January/005886.html)
I'm now proposing that we leave the data that has already been imported
and enter a phase of thorough validation on that data.
My plan, over the next several days, is to do a general survey of the
quality of the data that has been imported so far and make a list of
systematic issues I see that should be addressed before we can consider
moving forward again. I'll add those comments to the conversation in
talk-ca and on the wiki page (link above), as I feel is appropriate. As
I said before, I'm of the mind that this import did not get adequate
review or approval and did not follow all the import guidelines. I think
therefore we need to take stock, cross the t's, dot the i's, and move
this thing back toward where it needs to be. Step one is a thoroughly
documented wiki page outlining the proposal and responding to everything
required in the import guidelines.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
I know there are people excited about this import, and people who are
eager to get back to work bringing buildings in, but I think everyone
will be happier in the end if we take the time to do this right. We
don't need to stop forever - we just need to stop until we get things
right. I sincerely respect the good intentions of everyone involved in
this and I hope we can all work together to make OSM a map known for
it's coverage AND it's quality.
Best,
Nate Wessel
Jack of all trades, Master of Geography, PhD candidate in Urban Planning
NateWessel.com <http://natewessel.com>
On 1/17/19 9:05 PM, OSM Volunteer stevea wrote:
The thread link is:
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/imports/2019-January/005878.html
SteveA
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