But is it compatible with OSM? Some open data licences are more open than others.
I think there is a wiki entry somewhere that lists the acceptable Canadian open data licences. The federal one certainly is and I think it took a year or two to get Toronto's approved. It would be nice if they used the same licence. Cheerio John On Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 02:40 David E. Nelson via Talk-ca, < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, as it happens, this same dataset is listed at this link, < > https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-address-geocoder-web-service>, > as available under Open Government Licence - British Columbia. And the > address data it uses comes from the BC Assessment Authority, not the ICIS. > So that might bode a bit better. > > - David E. Nelson > User "DENelson83" on OpenStreetMap > > On Oct. 14, 2024 17:36, Bernie Connors <[email protected]> wrote: > > I recently made some inquiries in BC in the spring of 2024. I discovered > the Integrated Cadastral Information Society is the aggregator for next Gen > 911 address data in BC. Unfortunately, ICIS is arms length from the > provincial government and may not be covered by the province's open data > policy. Furthermore, I was told by the head of ICIS that their address > point data would not be released as open data. > > I am not certain how this info relates to the links provided in this > thread. But it does not bode well. > > Bernie. > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2024, 6:58 p.m. David E. Nelson via Talk-ca < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I recently found this link, < > https://bcgov.github.io/ols-devkit/ols-demo/index.html>. It gives access > to a dataset containing what I believe is every single street address in > the province of British Columbia. The same dataset also appears to be > accessible at this link, < > https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/kml/geocoder/BCGov_Physical_Address_Viewer_Loader.kml>. > However, it is not clear whether this specific dataset has been properly > licenced for use by OpenStreetMap. If not, can OSM open a discussion with > the province with a view to getting this dataset under the correct licence > so we can start making proper use of it? > > - David E. Nelson > User "DENelson83" on OpenStreetMap > _______________________________________________ > 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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