On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > For information, this is the reply I got from my lecturer at the end of last > week: > > Hi Gregory > > I check with a few people and try to find the correct contact. There are a > few members that are into the GIS while another sector is still 'hugging' > their databases. I'll report early next week. > > Cheers > > Jose > > If I get my foot in the door (e-mail communications flowing, or even better > a meeting/presentation opportunity) then I feel confident I can convert them > (although I understand it is a challenge). While waiting to make contact, > I'm working on a little website that will be cool for OSM worldwide, but > testing it on the campus and might make a good example of the benefit of > PlantOps data for the university. I'll of course announce it as soon as I > have something to show. > Would I need to talk to UBC Legal if I get some one high up in Plant Ops to > agree, e.g. the manager. I don't think there should be technicalities > involved or a license, I'm aiming for a "Here is this one time file sent to > Gregory, which we grant permission for it to be imported into OSM and the > data used in the way OSM says.". Rather than them uploading the data to > their website, updating it frequently, available for non-OSM use of some > kind. > You have got me thinking that maybe UBC need to agree, not just the PlantOps > division. Which could make it all the more confusing, I'm not sure who I > talk to. At least PlantOps is a start, and if I get them on board they > could ask the relevant person. We will see what happens once communication > gets past the Geography (teaching) Department.
The question at hand is this: Can PlantOps arbitrarily relicense the data they produce? If they cannot, then you need to talk to Legal. _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
