Thanks Ben Where can we get source material for Victorian State Forests, National Parks etc? Regards Andrew Parker
Get BlueMail for Android On 18 Oct 2021, 09:23, at 09:23, Ben Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi. > >We need to be very careful about intellectual property with a project >like >OSM. We cannot use maps (and aerial photos etc) where the owner does >not >give us permission. > >I can understand that this is frustrating when you have spent time on >it, >and you had good intentions, but the original copyright owner won't see >it >that way. > >There is more detail on the wiki at >https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Copyright > >Some government agencies give explicit permission for OSM to use their >data. Without explicit permission, this data cannot be used in OSM. > > - Ben Kelley. > >On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 08:31, Andrew & Ingrid Parker ><[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Good afternoon >> >> I emailed the group for the first time recently: >> >> *‘I am a basic OSM editor. I usually just correct obvious map errors >I >> find while hiking/cycling. I have tried to be a little more ambitious >every >> now and then, but I have found it can be quite difficult to keep >other >> editors happy with what I do.’* >> >> I am writing to get some feedback from other members regarding an >issue >> with another editor regarding Changeset: 112406297 | OpenStreetMap >> ><https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/112406297#map=11/-36.7730/144.6082&layers=G> >> >> I used MapShareVic as my source, but was told that this is not >allowed. I >> am surprised by this as MapshareVic is the official Victorian >Government >> land software. >> >> The background to this is that Fryers Ridge State Forest as depicted >on >> the map was completely incorrect, and I was attempting to correct it. >Using >> iD, I decided it was better to delete it and start again. >> >> I am trying to edit the map in good faith using iD. I have tried >using >> JOSM in the past, but found it to be too daunting and have been >unable to >> find any good tutorials on YouTube. >> >> As far as I can tell Warin61 has deleted all the editing I spent many >> hours on >> >> Maybe there is someone here who can help me get back to using JOSM? >> >> It would be good to see what others think about this. >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Andrew Parker >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-au mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >> > > >-- >Ben Kelley >[email protected] >https://mrebenezer.blogspot.com/ >This message was sent on my Atari 400 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Talk-au mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
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