I ran across 2 misplaced / not immediately locatable points while mapping a local airport. Since I agree with David's take, I have deleted both.
Changeset: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/3391401 On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Chris Hunter <chunter...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM, David Fawcett > <david.fawc...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 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. >> >> +1 >
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