Well, on the frontpage, bottom line it says: The data are available under the "Creative Common" license.
Is that enough, or do you need more info about the details of that license? Kind regards, Ed On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 11:36 +0100, [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > this has already been discussed in this thread on the devel list: > http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/devel/2009-January/004064.html > > What happens is that the license of data in the opencellid database is not > clearly stated. People from openmoko has tried to contact them. We have tried > two times over three months time to contact them also. We have no answer so > far. > No license does mean: you cannot use it at all, because you do not have any > idea > of your rights over it. > > Hope this answer your question. > > Onen > > > Quoting Ed Kapitein <[email protected]>: > > > Hi, > > > > Why setting up your own database, while opencellid has > > "TotalCells:106120" acording to http://www.opencellid.org/cell/stats ? > > I think using there database will concentrate the data in on place and > > will give you a better coverage. > > > > Kind regards, > > @ > > > > On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 09:54 +0100, Onen wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > the openBmap team is happy to announce the first release of the openBmap > > > [1] logger/uploader for freesmartphone.org. > > > > > > As mentioned on the main page "openBmap is a free and open map of > > > wireless communicating objects (e.g. cellular antenna, Wi-Fi, > > > Bluetooth). It provides tools to mutualize data, create and access this > > > map." > > > > > > At this time, only cellular networks are concerned. > > > All the software code is AGPL v3 and data are Creative Commons License > > > (creative commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported), thus the data > > > is free to use (in the same way as OpenStreetMap). > > > > > > Map status (last update 2009-02-06 03:30:31) > > > Cellular: 6 countries, 9 mobile networks, 313 location area codes, 8905 > > > cells > > > > > > This could be used for: > > > * locate you on a map. You don't need to turn GPS on. And as your GSM is > > > always on, and the database is located on your phone, it is > > > instantaneous. This prevent your battery and your privacy (don't need to > > > send your GSM data to anyone on the Web). > > > > > > * provide rough location (the GSM gives less precise result as GPS) to > > > the GPS, in order to speed up first time to fix. > > > > > > * ... > > > > > > The package "Freesmartphone.org client" [2] provides you with a logger, > > > and an uploader. It has been tested against FSO Milestones 5. > > > > > > If you want to get located through your GSM data, at the moment you can > > > use the Web API [3]. There is a Web interface [4] available to use this > > > API and display zones on a map. > > > > > > We hope many will upload! > > > > > > Privacy note: when you upload, exactly as with OSM, your logs allow to > > > know where and when you were. You have been warned ;-) ! > > > > > > I copy/paste the README of the package at the end of this email. > > > > > > Onen > > > > > > [1] http://realtimeblog.free.fr/ > > > [2] http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=218065 > > > [3] http://realtimeblog.free.fr/api/openbmap_api.php > > > [4] http://realtimeblog.free.fr/cell_map.php > > > > > > README: > > > > > > openBmap logger version 0.1 > > > > > > What you should expect: > > > * generation of logs > > > * upload of logs > > > > > > Manual: > > > Interface is straightforward. > > > > > > * A button to start generating logs. Values will be displayed when > > > valid. Logs are stored under HOME/.openBmap/Logs by default. > > > * A button to stop generating logs. > > > > > > Note that at the moment, the GSM part gets updated only after > > > receiving an asynchronous update from the network. This > > > means at start time, it is normal the GSM part does not display > > > GSM information, even if you are registered to network. > > > > > > * A button to upload. This will block the interface until every log has > > > been uploaded. > > > This means that if you do not have Internet connection up and > > > running, the GUI will be frozen until timeout of the upload part. > > > After succesfull upload, the logs are moved to > > > HOME/.openBmap/Processed_logs by default. > > > > > > Warning: you should create an account on realtimeblog.free.fr > > > website, and fill the login/password in the configuration file > > > before upload works. > > > > > > * A button to exit. > > > > > > Config file and application log are located under HOME/.openBmap > > > directory by default. > > > > > > Known bugs: > > > * when you are generating logs, and you press 'Stop' button. > > > A popup window let you know you should wait for the logger to > > > finish stopping. Under FSO M5, if you press the power > > > button, the phone suspends. You press it again it wakes up. > > > Nevertheless the GUI is frozen. You will have to kill the > > > process. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Openmoko community mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openmoko community mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
