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the problem frequently comes with
redistribution terms. it's one of the reasons
why i have no plans to bring in any of the transit data here in
the Capital District
of NY; the CDTA terms are really shaky when you get to the
redistribution part.
you need a clear statement that they are willing to relicense
their data in terms
compatible with the ODbL
richard
On 8/30/13 10:24 AM, Derek Kniffin wrote:
Is this good enough, or should he be more explicit?
-Derek
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From: "Jackson, Dan" < [email protected]>
Date: Aug 30, 2013 8:18 AM
Subject: FW: RTD's GIS Data in OpenStreetMap
To: " [email protected]"
< [email protected]>
Cc: "Trujillo, Lisa" < [email protected]>
Derek,
Please see http://www.rtd-denver.com/Developer.shtml
If the intention is to provide
a free service to the public, RTD’s
Transit Data
can be published on any
interactive web map, similar to what
others have done.
Google Maps – Transit, at http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/transit/#mdy
Bing Maps – Transit, at http://www.bing.com/maps/transitdefault.aspx
Nokia/HERE – Transit, at http://www.nokia.com/global/apps/app/here-transit/
Feel free to contact me if you
have any questions.
Thanks,
From:
Trujillo, Lisa
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 2:07 PM
To: Jackson, Dan
Subject: Fwd: RTD's GIS Data in
OpenStreetMap
Thanks!
RTD Acting Public Relations
Manager
Sent from my iPhone
Hi,
I'm pretty sure you're the wrong contact for my
inquiry, but you were
the closest I see to "tech support" on RTD's contact
page, so feel
free
to redirect me to the right people, if necessary.
I'm writing to inquire about the copyright limits of
RTD's GIS data. I
found a page where I can download the data
(http://gis.rtd-denver.com/MapServer/datadownload.aspx)
but it says that
the data is copyrighted. What I'd like to do is
import that GIS data
into a service called OpenStreetMap (OSM for short).
It's a free, open
data source for world-wide maps, that is used for
many other services
such as Foursquare, MapQuest, and Craigslist. See http://osm.org
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap
for more details.
Currently, there are many RTD stops and routes
mapped in OSM, but
nowhere near all of them. It'd be a great if RTD's
source GIS data could
be imported. However, the OSM data is licensed under
the Open Database
License (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ODBL),
and
so I will
probably need to get a license for OSM to use RTD
data.
Just to be clear, I do not represent OSM. I am one
individual inquiring
about this information. If a larger discussion needs
to be had, there
are OSM foundations that I can contact to help me
with that.
Please let me know if it would be possible to get
permission to use this
data in OSM.
Regards,
Derek Kniffin
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