Hi all, To be a bit more positive:
If we want to get buildings on the map, but we can't get Canada-wide data improved by Statcan to a standard acceptable to all mappers in Canada, IMO the best bet will be to split this into much smaller batches and support local mappers who would be interested in getting the data in. In my browsing of neis-one.org statistics for Canadian mappers and the Notes active in Canada, I've seen active mappers and small communities in at least Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria metros, and I might have missed some more. Many of them I have never seen on the mailing list (which is a whole another issue), but contacting them directly (via osm.org messages?), asking if they are aware of other local mappers, if they would be interested in having building data, if it is of acceptable standard to them, and if they would be willing to help validate-and-upload the data (with help of the central tooling) might get some success. I hope that will go better than the previous attempt which could be read - uncharitably - as a bunch of mailing list insiders throwing federal data over the fence with little consultation. It'll be a lot of work communicating and organizing. But getting buildings is a lot of work, and if data producers can't do better, whoever wants the buildings will have to do the work. Maybe with more local support even the imports list will be more bearable. Thanks, --Jarek _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
