Hi Ricardo Thanks for contacting the OSM project!
May I first ask how the data was collected for your project? You have mentioned the Google Maps API. If the data for the project was collected by deriving information from Google Maps, Google Satellite Photos or any other copyrighted source, unfortunately it will not be compatible with the OpenStreetMap licence. At OSM, we are particularly fussy about not deriving data from copyrighted sources, unless the copyright owner has given specific permission for the OSM project to derive from their data (as Yahoo! have for their aerial photos). In which case, may I suggest you contact Wikimapia (http://wikimapia.org), as my understanding is that they do derive data from Google Satellite imagery. However, if your data is derived either using GPS devices, derived from public domain sources, or derived from copyrighted sources with explicit permission (you may need to ask permission again to incorporate it into a new project, potentially under a different licence), then I expect your data could be extremely valuable to the OSM project. If you can confirm whether this is the case, I am sure others on the list can give you further technical advice on how to translate your data and then add it to OSM (unfortunately, I lack the technical knowledge). In either case, we always welcome new contributors, so even if your current data set is not licence compatible, we would love to have future contributions from you collected by a GPS device or derived from aerial photos with permission. You can find out more about how to do so here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners%27_Guide And you can find out more about our licence here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Licence And the restrictions on what we add to our database here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Copyright And some of the data sources we can use here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources Good luck! Best wishes David (davspod) > > Bouncing to newbies mailing list where someone should be able to help! > > On Feb 25, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Ricardo Roldan Smirnov wrote: > > Well....just forgive me...couse I know that there is lot of Forums, wikis, > > and so on..where people involved on the proyect can help me.. > > But I write directly to you, couse my english is really pour...and so, i > > can't find the needed help for my questions. > > > > What's all about?...well....I'm working on a social geocoder for my city > > (Medellin,Colombia) since a year (couse i didn't know about OpenStreetMaps) > > so i'm really newbie with web developing and JS...couse i'm really pour and > > got no money to end my carrier...couse my parents can't help me and live in > > another countries. > > Any way i was giving my best since 1 year...to imagine, learn, build, and > > make work a (social) full working geocoder tool..for draw,store,edit and > > consult(use data) streets from one of the most important cities in my > > country (Medellin,CO) ...I'm using my tool, since 4 mounts and it's working > > perfectly....but I know that my situation can't let me grow up..as you > > did.......so. I'm really interested on transfer all my database to your > > domain...and use your domain as my geocoder system. > > > > But i don't know how to start. > > My social geocoder system was build using the Google Maps API...and so al > > my streets are stores as lat/lng points.....i guess i can convert them to > > send to your proyect....but i need a little help...or an answer from > > somebody who can help me to convert my data and upload it to your page. > > > > Well that's all...hope you can answer me..or help me finding who can help > > me to move my data an use your site. > > and help you developing,sharing, and promoting your proyect in my country > > > > Thanx. > > > > Ricardo Roldan Smirnov > > > > > > > > Skyshark > > Yours &c. > > Steve > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:25:44 +0100 > From: Xan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] I want to help with OpenStreetMap, but need > help, please read > To: [email protected] > Cc: Ricardo Roldan Smirnov <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > En/na SteveC ha escrit: > > Bouncing to newbies mailing list where someone should be able to help! > > > > On Feb 25, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Ricardo Roldan Smirnov wrote: > > > >> > >> But i don't know how to start. > >> My social geocoder system was build using the Google Maps API...and so al > >> my streets are stores as lat/lng points.....i guess i can convert them to > >> send to your proyect....but i need a little help...or an answer from > >> somebody who can help me to convert my data and upload it to your page. > >> > >> > Try gpsbabel.: > > gpsbabel -i unicsv -f inputfilename.csv -o gpx -F Outputfile.gpx > > This command only pass lat/lon points (waypoints) to lat/lon points in > gpx format (waypoints). If you want to have a route, you have to run > > gpsbabel -i unicsv -f inputfile.unicsv -x transform,trk=wpt -o gpx -F > outputfile.gpx > > and if you don't have timestamps in points, you should run > bogustimestamp.py > [[http://bitbucket.org/lawgon/osmindia/src/tip/bogustimestamp.py]]. > > More info: [http://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_unicsv.html] > > I hope this serve you. > Xan. > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > > > End of newbies Digest, Vol 36, Issue 25 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
