[Talk-us] Integrating our open source data into OSM

2017-11-08 Thread Michael Patrick
The Cybo "Terms of Use" page at https://yellowpages.cybo.com/terms/ specifically mentions Google ... "This information is not to be reused for public display." and "We use various Google services or API's (e.g. Google Maps API). By using our services you are bound by Google's Terms of Service

Re: [Talk-us] Integrating our open source data into OSM

2017-11-08 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 09.11.2017 02:53, Brian May wrote: > Its critical to know where the lat/longs came from. For example, if they > came from Google Maps - then its a no go, because Google's licensing is > incompatible with OSM. Their geocodes are not public domain, etc. Same > thing applies to many / most

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Integrating our open source data into OSM

2017-11-08 Thread Sean Lindsey
Thanks for all the feedback, we have put together some blogs to help people figure out how to play with the data, to give people an idea of what it is and how it was put together. https://blog.cybo.com/ I assumed the set we released was not yet ready for OSM but with some guidance I may be able

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Integrating our open source data into OSM

2017-11-08 Thread Mike Thompson
I downloaded data for one of the states (Colorado) to attempt checkout its quality. It appears to be in JSON (not GeoJSON). Is there an easy way to get the data into something like QGIS so it can be visualized on a map? On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 6:53 PM, Brian May wrote: >

Re: [Talk-us] Integrating our open source data into OSM

2017-11-08 Thread Brian May
Its critical to know where the lat/longs came from. For example, if they came from Google Maps - then its a no go, because Google's licensing is incompatible with OSM. Their geocodes are not public domain, etc. Same thing applies to many / most other commercial geocoding services. If you don't

Re: [Talk-us] Integrating our open source data into OSM

2017-11-08 Thread Max Erickson
Hi- It would be useful if you would describe how the data has been collected and what other databases it may include information from. OSM takes a fairly cautious approach to data rights, so it is a necessary step to any import to clarify where the data has come from. Max

[Talk-us] Integrating our open source data into OSM

2017-11-08 Thread Sean Lindsey
We have open sourced our US POI data, it may not be ready for a direct import into OSM, but we'd be willing to try to get it there. Its a national directory of 59 million US businesses, that has been updated as of this summer. And should be getting another refresh shortly. What process is there