Hi,

Le 19/09/2012 22:55, Richard Weait a écrit :

- "Cadastre is not an import."  Cadastre is an import.  Could you do
the same thing if there were no Cadastre to import?  No, you couldn't.
  Cadastre is an import.

Cadastre is sometimes an import, sometimes not. Using the same data source, you may upload tons of buildings, or draw a single house thanks to cadastre WMS-like service as a background layer. In the end all buildings, without any difference, will get the "Cadastre xxxx" source tag.
For instance :
this one is from an "import" :
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/63994077
this other one was drawn manually :
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/181674272
Both have the same source tag, which is a request from the French Cadastre authority.

A reason for a dedicated import account (read above in this topic) is that it helps to make a distinction between data sources in case of incompatibility between the source and a new licence. Let's assume French Cadastre Authority changes its mind and revokes any right to use its data in OSM. Cleaning the database will not consist in reverting changeset of "imports", no. The only criteria for removing French Cadastre data will be the value of the source tag. Both buildings above will have to be suppressed. it is not a matter of import here.

A lot of contributors mapping in France use Cadastre in such both ways : massive uploads and single edits using the same source. Such a mix make a dedicated account useless in this case. That's why I think that, as you say Richard :

- "Cadastre is different;
and does not apply for a separate account.

vincent (first post here, usually on talk-fr)

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