ODBL also has the annoying part where the data has to be fully licensed by the data provider: if city buys data from 3rd party and they still retain rights on it, then it becomes a problem
On Tue., Apr. 23, 2019, 12:09 p.m. Jarek Piórkowski, <[email protected]> wrote: > IANAL but as I understand it, you would have to have them release the > data as public domain, under CC0, or under Open Database License (the > latter is the OSM license). I don't think something like "permission > for use in OpenStreetMap" would be sufficient, as the OSM licensing is > intended to also allow use of OSM data in other projects. > > Some links: > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#2b._XYZ_Organisation_has_data_for_free_download_under_licence_N._Can_I_use_it_in_OSM.3F > https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Licence_Compatibility > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/ODbL_Compatibility > > --Jarek > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 11:56, Joshua Kenney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > If I can obtain explicit permission from the city, would I still need to > > wait for the LWG approval? > > > > --Joshua > > > > On 2019-04-22 16:03, Jarek Piórkowski wrote: > > > Hi Joshua, > > > > > > Welcome to OSM, and thank you for your contributions! > > > > > > To answer your first question: the non-building data sets (parks, > > > address points, bus stops, etc) are not currently importable without > > > further effort: we would have to get that exact licence (with text > > > including "City of Airdrie") approved by the OSM Licensing Working > > > Group. I don't know if the LWG would object to the attribution > > > requirements, possibly not, but the approval itself might take quite a > > > while anyway, as lawyer things don't move fast. > > > > > > --Jarek > > > > > > On Mon, 22 Apr 2019 at 15:42, Joshua Kenney <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> Hello everybody! > > >> Relatively new mapper here. I've been working on mapping my home > town, and a couple of other places I've been, for the past 3 or 4 months. > > >> > > >> I have found that my city of Airdrie, AB has a number of datasets > available under an Open Data Licence: > > >> > > >> http://data-airdrie.opendata.arcgis.com/pages/our-open-licence > > >> The licence terms look straight forward enough, are there any > additional steps I need to take to confirm compatibility with OSM? > > >> > > >> One of the datasets includes building footprints. Would importing > that get in the way of the import of the national data? Where can I access > the national data to compare the quality? > > >> > > >> --Joshua > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Talk-ca mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >
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