Delaware building and address import
(Import title) is an import of (name of dataset) dataset which is of type (data type) covering (broad location in country). The import is currently (as of (date)) at the planning stage.
Context and Scope
Goals
Identify the goals of the import.
Schedule
This import will be completed in phases, starting with simpler suburban neighborhoods and expanding cautiously based on feedback and technical refinements:
Phase 1 (Current)
Focused import of suburban neighborhoods in New Castle County where the address data is clean, standardized, and easily associated with detached single-family homes.
Tentative timeline: August–September 2025
Phase 2
Address more complex urban areas like Wilmington or Newark. These areas may require more advanced conflation techniques and manual mapping due to higher density and mixed-use structures.
Phase 3
Utilize import techniques developed in previous phases to expand urban, suburban, and rural coverage in Kent and Sussex County.
Import Data
Background
Provide links to your sources.
- Data source site: http://website.tld
- Data license: https://website.tld/license
- Type of license (if applicable): List the license of the dataset. Use this format.
- Link to permission (if required): Granted permission email, etc.
- OSM attribution (if required): http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors#yourdataprovider
- ODbL Compliance verified: yes
OSM Data Files
Provide a link to the data files you have prepared for import.
Import Type
Identify if this is a one-time or recurring import and whether you'll be doing it with automated scripts, etc.
Identify what method will be used for entering the imported data into the OSM database - e.g. API, JOSM, MapRoulette, etc.
Data Preparation
Data Reduction & Simplification
Describe your plans, if any, to reduce the amount of data you'll need to import.
Examples of this include removing information that is already contained in OSM or simplifying shapefiles.
Tagging Plans
Describe your plan for mapping source attributes to OSM tags.
Changeset Tags
Fill in the values your changesets will use.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| comment | |
| import | yes |
| source | name of the source dataset |
| source:url | dataset link |
| source:date | age of dataset at time of import, if known. |
| import:page | link to this wiki page |
| source:license | license of source dataset, using this format. |
Data Transformation
Describe the transformations you'll need to conduct, the tools you're using, and any specific configurations or code that will be used in the transformation.
Data Transformation Results
Post a link to your OSM XML files.
Data Merge Workflow
Team Approach
Describe if you'll be doing this solo or as a team.
Workflow
Detail the steps you'll take during the actual import.
Information to include:
- Step by step instructions
- Changeset size policy
- Revert plans
Conflation
Identify your approach to conflation here.
QA
Add your QA plan here.
Discussion
The post to the community forum was sent on YYYY-MM-DD and can be found here