[OSM-legal-talk] Triggering ShareAlike in Government

2012-06-17 Thread Kate Chapman
Hi All, I have a question about what would trigger the ShareAlike in the context of government. Let's say for example a National Mapping Agency takes the OpenStreetMap road data for their area and then improves upon it. Those improvements are shared with the Ministry of the Environment. Is that

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Triggering ShareAlike in Government

2012-06-17 Thread Pekka Sarkola
Kate, Can you reverse this: how about if NMA will improve local OSM data and then MoE will use OpenStreetMap. Benefits for all, right? That is how we try to make it here in Finland. Well, National Land Survey of Finland is not improving OSM, but we (as OSMers) can improve OSM with their data.

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Triggering ShareAlike in Government

2012-06-17 Thread Kate Chapman
Hi Pekka, I'm concerned specifically about the specifics of the licensing so I can speak to them, not the ideal situation. Yes when I present I do approach with explaining it is best if everyone contributes to the same map. I still need to know the specifics of the constraints of the license,