<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Robert W said:<br>>That being the case, please note that Ordnance Survey have recently stated that their "OS OpenData licence is not forward compatible with the ODC-By and ODbL".<br>
<br></div>Yes, they did, and that quote has gotten them in a lot of trouble. The Open Government License (of which Ordnance Survey's OpenData licence is based) was intended to allow fair and open re-use of public sector data. As you are well aware Ordnance Survey added some text above the standard OGL that played havoc with this. I have been working to raise this at the Open Data User Group- a government funded group that reports into the governments Data Strategy Board - and OS's quote was the trigger for action:<br>
<br><br></div>== Updated Open Government Licence ==<br></div>Version 2 of the OGL now makes it perfectly clear that OGL is compatible with our licence:<br><br>"This means that when the Information is adapted and licensed under
either of those licences, you automatically satisfy the conditions of
the OGL when you comply with the other licence. The OGLv2.0 is Open
Definition compliant."<br><br><a href="http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/">http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/</a><br><br><br></div>== ODUG's report on OS licensing ==<br>
A quote from the report makes it pretty clear what they want:<br><br>"Ordnance Survey receives £20m of annual funding from government to release OS OpenData under the Open Government Licence. Government intends this funding to foster business use of OS data to fuel economic growth. However, Ordnance Survey licensing restrictions limit the downstream use of OS OpenData which contradicts the government’s intention."<br>
<br><a href="http://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/20130717%20OS%20Open%20Data%20Licensing.pdf">http://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/20130717%20OS%20Open%20Data%20Licensing.pdf</a><br><br></div>And on PROW data:<br><a href="http://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/20130717%20Public%20Rights%20of%20Way.pdf">http://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/20130717%20Public%20Rights%20of%20Way.pdf</a><br>
<br><br></div>== ODUG's latest Minutes ==<br></div>A couple more quotes:<br><br>"Ordnance Survey applies additional licensing restrictions to the OS Open Data licence. This restricts the competitive landscape in which they operate with partners and prohibits open re-use of the data. ODUG members believe that OS should have an obligation to release their open data, which is publicly funded, to be consistent with the terms of the Open Government Licence. Following publication of the OS Benefits case it was agreed that the ODUG should make a case to BIS and the Cabinet Office Transparency Board for OS to accept the recommendations in the case."<br>
<br>"OS are also claiming that any data regarded as an interpretation of raw data is exempt from FOI requests. The effect would be to block access to public information data sets which have a geographical component of OS derived data. ODUG does not accept this position, and agreed to work on test cases to demonstrate the impact of this."<br>
<br><a href="http://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/minutes%2019th%20july%20final%20version.pdf">http://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/minutes%2019th%20july%20final%20version.pdf</a><br><br><br><br></div>Bottom line = Feel free to use OS OpenData for OSM mapping :-D<br>
<div><br></div><div>Rob<br></div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>