<br>Dear All,<br><br>The "can you / can't you" Ordnance Survey OS OpenData takes a step in the right direction. As previously noted we were unclear whether the additional clauses OS added to the standard Open Government License caused any issues for OSM. A clarification from OS cleared this up for data released as part of their OpenData product suite, but it was unclear if this extended to data released by Local Authorities (e.g. Worcestershire Public Rights of Way), which are not part of this product suite.<br>
<br>I have therefore put the question to Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI), who are part of The National Archives (i.e. the owners of the text of the Open Gov License). See below.<br><br>Summary: The additional clause does not override the interoperability with the Open Data Commons Attribution Licence (which in turn is interoperable with ODC-OdBL. Looks like we have everything we need now to put this issue to rest?<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Rob<br><br>p.s. What is the effect on CodePoint<br><br><br> == Communication 1 ==<br>ENQUIRY DETAIL: OS OpenData is offered under the "OS OpenData License"
[1] which comprises the standard "Open Government License" together with
an additional requirement to maintain attributions on sub-licensed
data. This additional requirement means the data cannot be used as
widely as other Government Open Data, creates additional burdens on data
users, and potentially means the data cannot be mixed with data-sets
licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) [2]. Furthermore, Local
Authorities now use this licence thus making the first paragraph
inaccurate.<br><br>Can you kindly confirm whether the OS licence is compatible with ODbL.<br><br>[1] <a href="http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/docs/licences/os-opendata-licence.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/docs/licences/os-opendata-licence.pdf</a><br>
[2] <a href="http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/" target="_blank">http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/</a><br><br> == Reply 1 ==<br>Thank you for your email enquiry dated October 14th, 2012. As it states
in the licence terms and conditions the OS Open Data Licence is "
fully interoperable with the Open Data Commons Attribution Licence".<br><br>I hope that information will be helpful to you.<br><br>Yours sincerely<br><br>Judy Nokes<br>Information Policy Adviser<br><br> == Communication 2 ==<br>
Thanks for the reply. Although the statement does appear in the
Open Government License (OGL), which is the bases of the Ordnance Survey
OpenData Licence (OS-ODL), it is unclear to me whether the additional
terms that Ordnance Survey have added, override this clause.<br><br>Let
me provide some background: In April 2010 Ordnance Survey started to
release data under a product suite called OS "OpenData", which was
licensed under the OS-ODL. At the time it was unclear whether this was
compatible with the Open Database License (ODbL) we use for
OpenStreetMap.org. Clarification was sought from OS and provided in the
form of [1] below. Note that we never heard back from Royal Mail, and
thus we currently do not make use of the CodePoint dataset released
under OS-ODL.<br><br>[1] <a href="http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.openstreetmap.region.gb/6516" target="_blank">http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.openstreetmap.region.gb/6516</a><br><br>Since
then, many Local Authorities have started to release their own data
under the OS-ODL. These share the same license, but are not part of the
"OpenData" product suite with which the exemption applies. I am
therefore seeking clarification as to whether this exemption can be
considered to apply to all datasets released under OS-ODL, or just those
datasets that form part of the "OpenData" product.<br><br>On a related
note, I am also wishing to draw to your attention to the fact that the
first paragraph of the OS-ODL should now be changed to reflect the fact
that there are now datasets that use this license but are not part of
the "OpenData" product suite and are not hosted on Ordnance Survey's
website. Ideally Local Authorities and the Ordnance Survey should be
encouraged to use the standard Open Government License.<br><br>Any clarification you can provide would be much appreciated.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> == Reply 2 ==<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-GB"><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> I can advise that the additional terms added by Ordnance Survey do not override this clause.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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