Yup, geocommons.com does this. Just upload the data (in small pieces) to geocommons, and the community can use the data as layers, searching for what i available.
I use openJUMP, an easy program to learn, to view shp files, and extract a small area and separating it from feature attribute. cheers, sam On 11/20/10, Neil Penman <[email protected]> wrote: > Wouldn't this problem be easier to manage if each CC-BY data source was kept > in > separate data store which is combined as a layer on the client or tile > server? > These layers could then be attributed when or if they are actually shown. > This > would also simplify the situation where data such as the postcode boundaries > is > being attributed to the ABS but has been changed by an OSM mapper, possibly > not > for the better, as well as allowing us to easily incorporate updates. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Alex (Maxious) Sadleir <[email protected]> > To: OSM Australian Talk List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, 21 November, 2010 3:13:16 PM > Subject: Re: [talk-au] license change map > > ... > > There was a issue being explored about the fact that the Contributor > Terms (rather than ODbL itself) allowed relicencing but didn't > explicitly ensure that attribution was maintained: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Database_License/Contributor_Terms/Open_Issues#Incompatibility_with_CC-BY_.2F_Attribution_Data > > Attribution is a big thing to comply with the spirit of the government > data releases but the respondent on that wiki page states "Should a > data donor feel that this [attribution on derived works] is important, > then probably that data should not be in OSM, no matter what license > we use.". > This seems out of touch with the situation on the ground; one of the > big things any data donor is going to get out of providing their data > is free advertising for how public minded they are. I would think the > better solution is to have the attribution simplified like Google Maps > does. eg. Google Maps for canberra says "Copyright PSMA, MapQuest" > etc. OSM post-ODbL could have a technical solution that suggests to > derivative users (Mapnik etc.) if you want to make a map of data > between -35.15, 149.00 and -35.3, 149.25, it should have "Source: OSM > Contributors, ABS, Geoscience Australia" on it. In the case of > Australia, we also have stuff like the Service Stations and I don't > know the attribution requirements on those but I'm sure that there > aren't so many data imports that there would be difficulty attributing > them when they are visible. ie. The ABS suburbs aren't visible on a > world map but the UN coastline boundaries are so give credit where > credit is due. > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > > > -- Twitter: @Acrosscanada Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans Skype: samvekemans IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net #osm-ca Canadian OSM channel (an open chat room) @Acrosscanadatrails _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
