On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 3:55 AM, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> wrote:
> Ian, > > > Ian Dees wrote: > >> I got the impression after SotM US that there was a huge interest in doing >> imports correctly. For me, correctly means the following: >> > > 0. Discuss with community (don't import if no community exists) > > 1. Get permission >> > > 1a. Discuss with community (don't import if no community exists) > > > 2. Convert to OSM format >> > > 2a. Discuss with community (don't import if no community exists) > > > 3. Compare to existing data >> > > 3a. Work with community (make tools that let LOCAL community do this > comparison) > > > 4. Upload to the data >> > > no: > > 4. provide tools/mechanism to let community upload the data in their area > of interest. If no community exists, do no upload data. > > I think that far too much weight is put on the technical side here. In a > place with a thriving community, it may not take more than a WMS server to > get the "import" going. In a place without a thriving community, NOBODY > NEEDS A (third party) IMPORT - the import will only make it harder for a > community to form. > > I agree, but in places that do have a community, I think a tool would be helpful. That's why I asked about brainstorming for an import tool, not brainstorming for community. While that's extremely (and much more) important, we did a lot of that during SotM US and the need for a tool like this was identified -- especially when the 2010 Tiger data comes out.
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