Thank you, I appreciate the info. I added a paragraph to the potential datasources page, and I will try and learn from other previous imports nearby before doing any serious work.

I want to avoid importing the addresses as points because the data provided by the county has address info tagged to most buildings already. I could compare to the National Address DB just to make sure everything looks correct.

Do you (or anyone) know if the email above is acceptable for proving that the data can be imported? It is not licensed or copyrighted in any way, just a disclaimer. I might want to send another message and ask for explicit permission to use this with OSM. It looks like other imports in AZ have been successful in getting permission from local governments. However, if there is nothing wrong with skipping this step (since it is already “open data”), that would make the process a little easier. Perhaps there is an admin that is familiar with the legal side of OSM that I can reach out to about this.

If needed, I was thinking of using a letter similar to the 3rd template here: osm.wiki/Import/Getting_permission

Thank you for your help. I will reach out (probably on discord) when I start modifying the data.

watmildon: Yep! Roads with names, building outlines with addresses, and also POI such as post office, local business, restaurants. (names only, no openings hours, etc). Also included is official county/city/town boundaries.

There is also some data that is irrelevant to OSM, such as boundaries for fire department service areas, public schools, voting, etc. I will not import these.

I am new to imports so I will take this one slow, starting with the Town of Patagonia. I am unfamiliar with how to process the data in bulk in order to import without adding data on top of data. I’m comfortable editing scripts to work with the data. I am currently studying the Imports wiki page. I will make a wiki page for this import and link it here soon.

If you or anyone here has advice, it would be much appreciated! (programs to use, scripts to process data, etc)

A.R.S. 37-178 Geospatial data sharing:

A public agency that shares geospatial data with another public agency may:
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3. Retain custodial ownership of any geospatial data provided to other public agencies. 
4. Prohibit shared data from being redistributed by recipient public agencies if notification of the prohibition is given.

The disclaimer.txt included in the data download reads:

User understands and acknowledges that products are subject to constant change and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The county gathers information from different sources and agencies.  All products are provided as is, with all faults, and without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to , the implied warranties of merchant ability and fitness for a particular purpose. County does not warrant that the functions contained in the products will meet the requirements of user, or that the operation of products will be uninterrupted or error free, or that defects will be corrected. The entire risk as to the quality, performance and usefulness of the products rests with user.

The disclaimer does not mention any copyright… However, state law says the county MAY retain custodial ownership of this data. I might be in-the-clear to upload address points, but I am going to play it safe and wait for a response. Government is slow.

Good to know! Thank you n76 and Yury. I have just sent an email to the GIS department regarding the copyright. To start, I will only import addresses and POI within the Town of Patagonia boundary. Then after that, perhaps some other buildings in the dataset (excluding Nogales and Patagonia) if they are needed.

I will post here when I get a reply, and I will make a post to the import wiki + mailing list if the import looks feasible.