<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 March 2011 19:25, TimSC <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mapping@sheerman-chase.org.uk">mapping@sheerman-chase.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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all,
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Here is part of an email I sent to a few councils regarding rights of
way data (footpaths, bridleways, etc):
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I have a big and fairly complicated request regarding the definitive
map. I am interested in making data more accessible to the public (as
encouraged by central government [1]). It would be great if the rights
of way data could be released without restriction, specifically the
definite map. As you probably know, the rights of way data is derived
from Ordnance Survey products which until now has prevented this data
being released without restriction because of copyright. However OS
will soon introduce the Public Sector Mapping Agreement which defines
how government bodies can use OS products [2]. This includes a new
mechanism for public bodies to request datasets that have been derived
from OS products to be release either licensed as "OS OpenData" or
"Free to Use" (section 2.5 of the license [3]).
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[1] <a href="http://data.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/</a>
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[2] <a href="http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/business/sectors/government/psma/" target="_blank">http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/business/sectors/government/psma/</a>
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[3] <a href="http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/business/sectors/government/psma/docs/psma-member-licence.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/business/sectors/government/psma/docs/psma-member-licence.pdf</a>
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Kent County Council wrote back:
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Sheerman-Chase
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Thank you for your email.
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I will forward your suggestions and comments to the Head of the Service
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and Definitive Map Team.
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Kind regards
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Countryside Access Service
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Does anyone have any ideas on how to actually get the councils to apply
to OS to exempt their data and release it? Currently, I get the
impression that they don't rate data openness as a high priority - they
just nod and smile until I go away. It would be good to get this data
for quality assurance or even ... dun dun dunnnnn... importing. Could
we start a petition? Or use any contacts the community has to make this
happen? Any other data sets worth liberating?
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Once we have set a precedent, it should be easier to get other councils
to comply, because of the way the OS exemption process works.
<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Technically I believe that the rights of way on the OS mapping is derived from the legal documentation provided by the council. As it happens I was talking to someone who was in a position to know about this recently and he said that the OS don't even claim ownership of rights of way data.<br>
<br>Also. my understanding is that Kent are particularly proactive on open data. This youtube presentation is worth looking at even though it seems to be about their map interface. Clearly they are talking the talk on open data.<br>
<a href="http://sparkdev.co.uk/showcase/show/open-kent">http://sparkdev.co.uk/showcase/show/open-kent</a><br><br>Here is another link. Carol Patrick seems to be the person to talk to.<br><a href="http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=9274627">http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=9274627</a><br>
<br><br>Regards,<br><br><br><br>Peter<br><br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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Thoughts?
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Regards, TimSC
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