Highland County, Virginia Address Import
Highland County, Virginia Address Import is a in-progress one-time import of Virginia Address Points, covering Highland County, VA.
Goals
Realizing the necessity of accurate and complete map data, the user of this account desires to improve OSM in Highland county by maintaining up to date address points, driveways, & routes; so that OSM can be counted on as a dependable source of routing for everyone, specifically first responders.
Schedule
Background
Proposal started: 2024-05-24
Data formatting complete: 2024-05-24
Import begun: 2024-05-31
Import complete: 2024-09-10
Since the intention is to be capable of provided accurate address data to first responders, error on the side of leaving an address point rather than removing it, is given when there is uncertainty if an addressable object exists on-the-ground. To clarify this, the address data source is authoritive. Meaning, any address could absolutely be dispatched as a 911 address. When an address is assigned to an open field or parcel of land, where no signs of construction are taking place, it is often removed.
Import Data
Virginia Address Points: https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/VGIN::virginia-address-points/about
Type of license: Public Domain
When question arise, refernce can be made from the Highland County GIS. VGIN road centerline data will be used to correct road names. Note however, the goal of this import is addresses, not roads. Roads will be fixed as encountered.
Import Type
One Time Import.
Status
| Chunk | Changeset | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 152097445 | 2024-05-31 |
| 2 | 152171869 | 2024-06-02 |
| 3 | 152416605 | 2024-06-08 |
| 4 | 152419528 | 2024-06-08 |
| 5 | 152424737 | 2024-06-08 |
| 6 | 152770853 | 2024-06-16 |
| 7 | 152964534 | 2024-06-20 |
| 8 | 154113099 | 2024-07-18 |
| 9 | 154117383 | 2024-07-18 |
| 10 | 154459195 | 2024-07-26 |
| 11 | 155665833 | 2024-08-23 |
| 12 | 156446661 | 2024-09-10 |
Data Preparation
Tagging Plans
| Tag | Example Data |
|---|---|
| addr:housenumber | 68 |
| addr:street | West Railroad Avenue |
| addr:city | Craigsville |
| addr:state | VA |
| addr:postcode | 24430 |
| addr:unit | Contains unit Identifier |
| Key:addr:unit:label | Contains unit designator |
| Names | Fairfield Elementary School |
| Key:fixme | review name *Only when the name tag exists |
A dedicated user account is used for the import.
Data formatting
Download Text data from VGIN address points.
Credit to @tekim for writing a Python script to format the data.
formatted data is on Github.
Data Merge Workflow
Conflation
Using JOSM, with the conflation and mapwithai plugin. This preserves the existing nodes or buildings of currently mapped POIs and structures. If a single address is assigned to a building, it is merged with the building. If multiple addresses or units are assigned to a building, they are left as nodes on the building. If the addr:unit is the only differentiator, the building is tagged with the address number only.
Discussion
OSM Community: proposed-import-of-address-points-in-highland-county-va/113702
QA
Manual QA by JOSM review plugin.