Richard, After reading your replies to the list about other topics, my view on the situation has evolved. It seems that you want to add highly specialized information into OSM, information which is well documented, but not easy to collect for an amateur mapper (someone who comes in off the street, who does not own specialized equipment, etc.)
In my view, while this information may be extremely valuable, it is likely not a good fit for the project generally. OSM is designed to be a very general use database. It doesn't handle specialized data very well because OSM is interested not just in ground truth, but in the ability for virtually anyone to be able to contribute. If my understanding is correct, then you might be better off with a separate database, and not using OSM. In addition, if the data changes frequently (I'd say more than once or twice a year), then it's also not a good candidate for OSM. There are exceptions to this rule, such as in the case of Haiti and the placement of tent cities, but generally, OSM deals with generally unchanging features. - Serge _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
