I have since heard some interpretations of the licensing to mean that any
redistribution of the data in a derived product would be off limits. That would
mean that even UN agencies couldn't make maps for distribution to NGOs working
in the field. If that's the case, there's basically so few possible uses for
their Mapmaker download as to make it irrelevant.
-Mikel
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From: Brady Forrest <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:53:04 PM
Subject: [Geowanking] Using Google Mapmaker Data
At the Google Maps chat I asked about the non-commercial, non-compete licensing
of their Mapmaker Data Download. As Mikel pointed out on:
http://brainoff.com/weblog/2009/04/01/1391
The licensing allows for NGOs, but not really for hackers. They were definitely
intrigued by this and we're going to talk more. What would you want in the
Mapmaker Download? What would you want to be able to do with the data?
brady
Brady Forrest
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