Dear All, Good news. We may use the StatCan Road Network File under the Unrestricted Use Agreement.
So does this get us road names in other provinces? -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Request #2008398 - FW: Road Network File license conflict? > Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:21:27 -0500 > > Hello Mr. Weait, > > Yes, your request is permissible with the Unrestricted Use agreement. > I believe the copyright notice pertains to the content of the > reference guide and not to the actual product. [copy of s3.0 Licence Grant removed for space] > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Weait [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: February 27, 2009 5:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Road Network File license conflict? > > Dear Statcan, > > I'm a contributor to OpenStreetMap, an international project to > provide > maps and mapping tools to people around the world. There are over > 95,000 contributors around the world. > > The Canadian OpenStreetMap community is interested in including > information from Statistics Canada in OpenStreetMap but we found a > possible contradiction in the permitted use of the Road Network File > that raised questions. From an abundance of caution, I write to you > for clarification. > > The Unrestricted use license agreement[1] appears to permit commercial > use of the derivative product while the more information page > specifically excludes commercial use[2]. > I hope that you can clear this up for us so that we may begin the > process of importing the Road Network file and merging the data with > OpenStreetMap. > > Perhaps the information page refers to the Statistics Canada web site > while the unrestricted use license agreement refers to the Road > Network file? > > > Best regards, > Richard Weait, > > OpenStreetMap data contributor > [1]http://geodepot.statcan.ca/2006/Reference/Freepub/92-500-GWE/2008001/agreement-en.htm > [2]http://geodepot.statcan.ca/2006/Reference/Freepub/92-500-GWE/2008001/info-en.htm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
