I don't support the import at this time either. I think that this type of data is far better queried from the source at the time it is needed and mashed on top of OSM. States are continually improving this data and pushing it up to EPA where the changes will be reflected in new versions of the KML file. Is it likely that OSM contributors will create diffs and hand edit the locations and attributes as they change?
If data like this is imported, it should not be done without a well thought out tagging/description scheme that others buy into for environmental data. These tags should indicate the type of environmental interest that it it is and if it is from a particular EPA program, it would be very useful to use namespace specific tags like type=epa:npl, type=epa:brownfield, etc. Maybe a standard OSM tag to indicate that the location has not been verified, like the tiger data. Personally, I think that if it is there, it should also be tagged in a way that it doesn't show up on the default renders. An interesting project would be something like 'OpenEnviroMap' (ala OpenPisteMap), a stylesheet and tagging scheme to pull all flavors of environmental info into a map. I don't understand what the rush is to put 100k of points into OSM without the proper work up front. In IT-speak, you seem to be heavily invested in a solution without having done the business analysis or established the business need. I guess that is the beauty:horror of OSM, it is a wiki, anyone can import whatever they want, however they want. I am starting to repeat myself in these posts, so I really don't think that I have anything else to add to this discussion. If your goal is to add value to the data or make the latest version of data available to people who currently don't have access to it, I don't see the case for putting it into OSM. What is your goal behind this effort? David. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Anthony <o...@inbox.org> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 2:38 AM, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com > <jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> I have updated the map with the building that I think it might be, but >> also added a FIXME, > > FWIW, I fixed it according to > http://www.sembler.com/pdfs/Shoppes%20Of%20Citrus%20Park.pdf > > I should also put in some addr tags, but I'll take care of that later. > > If I supported this import in the first place, I'd suggest you add the addr > tags automagically... > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
