Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-04 Thread James
If every license was perfect, we wouldnt need lawyers... On Mar 4, 2017 10:03 AM, "Stewart C. Russell" wrote: > On 2017-03-04 09:09 AM, James wrote: > > As the LWG said, it's not a blanket acceptance of all OGL variants, but > > if future licenses we come across are exactly

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-04 Thread Stewart C. Russell
On 2017-03-04 09:09 AM, James wrote: > As the LWG said, it's not a blanket acceptance of all OGL variants, but > if future licenses we come across are exactly the same(kdiff of text or > something as proof) except the city/entity name. We will have a strong > case that it is compatible with ODbL.

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-04 Thread James
Weird there was the same thing yesterday in Ottawa with open.canada.ca On Mar 4, 2017 9:39 AM, "Stewart C. Russell" wrote: > On 2017-03-04 08:20 AM, Bjenk Ellefsen wrote: > > > > We can follow the same steps and workflow in the future if we > potentially move to another city.

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-04 Thread Stewart C. Russell
On 2017-03-04 08:20 AM, Bjenk Ellefsen wrote: > > We can follow the same steps and workflow in the future if we potentially > move to another city. > This is also something municipalities can use in defining their open data > licenses. Yup - for that reason, I will be asking the LWG about the

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-04 Thread James
As the LWG said, it's not a blanket acceptance of all OGL variants, but if future licenses we come across are exactly the same(kdiff of text or something as proof) except the city/entity name. We will have a strong case that it is compatible with ODbL. The problem lies when cities decide to add

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-04 Thread john whelan
I assume then this means that other municipalities that use the municipal 2.0 version of the Treasury Board Open Data License can now have their bus stops imported if the local mappers wish to do so? Thanks John On 3 March 2017 at 21:15, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > I just got

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-04 Thread Bjenk Ellefsen
This is fantastic news! Thank you everyone for your help! We can follow the same steps and workflow in the future if we potentially move to another city. This is also something municipalities can use in defining their open data licenses. Bjenk Ellefsen

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-03 Thread Denis Carriere
Thanks Stewart for bringing this information forward. We will surely make sure to spread the announcement locally here in Ottawa. Enjoy the weekend! *~~* *Denis Carriere* *GIS Software & Systems Specialist* On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 1:01 AM, James wrote: > Thank you

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-03 Thread James
Thank you scruss for digging up the meeting notes :) On Mar 4, 2017 12:40 AM, "Heather Leson" wrote: Fantastic. Happy open data day! On 4 Mar 2017 04:12, "John Marshall" wrote: > Great news > > On Mar 3, 2017 9:16 PM, "Stewart C. Russell"

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-03 Thread Heather Leson
Fantastic. Happy open data day! On 4 Mar 2017 04:12, "John Marshall" wrote: > Great news > > On Mar 3, 2017 9:16 PM, "Stewart C. Russell" wrote: > >> I just got access to the OSMF LWG draft minutes from yesterday, and I >> have good news: Ottawa ODL 2.0 data

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-03 Thread John Marshall
Great news On Mar 3, 2017 9:16 PM, "Stewart C. Russell" wrote: > I just got access to the OSMF LWG draft minutes from yesterday, and I have > good news: Ottawa ODL 2.0 data *can* be included in the OSM database. > > The minutes link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/ >

Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

2017-03-03 Thread Stewart C. Russell
I just got access to the OSMF LWG draft minutes from yesterday, and I have good news: Ottawa ODL 2.0 data /can/ be included in the OSM database. The minutes link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KyTLbQWSmo1rdoppqlFGTB3by-qVAzjLo_LPml3Ri9Y/edit - is still draft so may not be generally