Hi Andrew,
I'm the one mostly responsible for setting up the second and final
Toronto Building Import. Sorry we didn't make it out to you - I had to
draw the line somewhere to avoid setting up a task manager that tried to
cover all of Ontario.
My advice would be to treat this like a fully separate import, though
one with a data source that has already been mostly vetted, argued over,
compromised on, etc.
That is, your first step is to outline a detailed import plan on the OSM
wiki, following the guidelines required for documentation of any import.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
Just for example:
* What is the scope of the import?
* What data exactly will be imported?
* How will you conflate the data (not duplicate, overwrite, or overlap
existing buildings)?
* Who have you talked to about this? Is there buy in? Have you addressed
any concerns raised?
* etc.
So first document the plan as fully as possible, second reach out to
local mappers (this is a good start but you'll need to do more as well,
plus notifying the imports mailing list), finally revise the plan as
necessary and build consensus with interested parties. If no outstanding
concerns or roadblocks remain, after a while you may proceed with the
import.
Doing an import properly is a big process, but I think there is a lot of
interest around here in getting a more complete map of building
footprints into OSM. The most important thing is to take it slowly and
make sure everything is well thought out and that people have a chance
to chime in and provide feedback on the proposal.
Best,
Nate Wessel
Cartographer, Planner, Transport Nerd
NateWessel.com <https://www.natewessel.com>
On 2020-10-04 12:29 p.m., Andrew Deng via Talk-ca wrote:
Hello,
I primarily map in York Region, Ontario, and I have noticed that the
Toronto Building Import has been completed 3 months ago. Therefore, I
am proposing to open a task on the Task Manager for York Region
buildings, since having the buildings imported here would be nice. I'm
not sure of the process on how to do that, which is why I'm emailing
this group.
--
Andrew (andrepoiy on OSM)
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