Re: [HOT] HOT Digest, Vol 54, Issue 28

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Buck
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 These do look like good maps, unfortunately they are labeled as copyrighted to the Sierra Leone Government in 1972, which means they are still protected by this copyright. Without a clear statement from them that we can put them into OSM then I don't

Re: [HOT] HOT Digest, Vol 54, Issue 28

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Buck
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Keili-Coomber is a Civil Engineer who is currently serving as a Paramount Chief for Mandu Chiefdom Kailahun. He is a crack engineer who is very familiar with GIS and has local knowledge of the district of Kailahun in particular. It may be

Re: [HOT] HOT Digest, Vol 54, Issue 28

2014-08-19 Thread Blake Girardot
On 8/19/2014 9:30 AM, Andrew Buck wrote: These do look like good maps, unfortunately they are labeled as copyrighted to the Sierra Leone Government in 1972, which means they are still protected by this copyright. Without a clear statement from them that we can put them into OSM then I don't

Re: [HOT] HOT Digest, Vol 54, Issue 28

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Buck
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I was wondering 2 things: 1. Is there a process in place or materials we can use to actually try and obtain that permission? The legal working group has looked at things like this in the past when there is some question, but as far as I know