<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Being a regular user of OSM data and occasional editor of minor amendments, mostly in Victoria, and given the recent interest in NSW stream and river data import I am curious to know if the total import of Victorian hydro related features has ever been contemplated or undertaken.<div><br></div><div>I understand the use of Vicmap data, which includes the Vicmap Hydro theme (description below), is explicitly permitted for use by OSM under <span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(144,238,144)">CC BY 4.0 </span><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Vicmap_CCBYPermission_OSM_Final_Jan2018_Ltr.pdf" title="File:Vicmap CCBYPermission OSM Final Jan2018 Ltr.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank">with waiver</a>. It is presumed that this is the same licence that has permitted the recent complete import into OSM of the Vicmap Address theme.</div><div><br></div><div>It is noted that other regions in OSM, such as Switzerland, appear to have complete hydro theme coverage.</div><div><br></div><div>It is also noted that the very limited and disjointed hydro features already in OSM Victoria may in some locations be somewhat more accurate than the Vicmap data. Although most hydro features in OSM Victoria appear to be of considerably lesser accuracy than Vicmap. To have a complete homogeneous Vicmap hydro theme would add significantly to the value of OSM as not only a street map but also as a topographic map when the land contour theme is externally referenced in.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Mark Rennick<br><div><br></div><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:30px 0px 0px;padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;border:none;outline:none;overflow:hidden;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:VIC;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;display:flex"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none"><h5 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;line-height:20px;font-size:14px;float:left"><img src="https://datashare.maps.vic.gov.au/frontend/assets/images/vector_icon.svg" alt="Vector" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;vertical-align:middle;height:30px;width:30px"> Vector</h5></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none"><h5 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;line-height:24px;font-size:14px;color:rgb(32,21,71)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;color:rgb(70,88,112)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 7px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;display:inline-block;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;line-height:1;font-family:"Font Awesome 5 Free";font-size:30px;vertical-align:middle"></span>No map preview</span></h5></div></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:15px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none"><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;line-height:28px;font-size:24px;color:rgb(32,21,71)">Vicmap Hydro</h2><h6 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;font-weight:normal;line-height:20px;font-size:14px;color:rgb(70,88,112)">Resource Name: VICMAP_HYDRO</h6><h6 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;font-weight:normal;line-height:20px;font-size:14px;color:rgb(70,88,112)">Publication Date: 10-01-2025</h6><h6 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;font-weight:normal;line-height:20px;font-size:14px;color:rgb(70,88,112)">ID: <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none">23a264f2-d5aa-5b73-95a2-812454053147</span></h6><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;color:rgb(70,88,112);line-height:24px;mix-blend-mode:normal;opacity:0.93">This dataset series contains line, point & polygon features delineating hydrology. It is a combination of a number of data sets that are a part of Vicmap Hydro. Datasets in the series are listed below. See their metadata entries for more detailed metadata. Features include (but are not limited to); rivers, lakes, dams, reservoirs, marinas, and desalination plants. Watercourse Network 1:25,000 ...</p></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;display:flex"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:none;line-height:14px;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:1px;color:rgb(32,21,71)">Avai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