<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Yes, public domain. But it will be much easier to import a shapefile from MassGIS than to extract details from a map. Here’s general information on importing:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import" class="">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">and here’s specific information about importing shapefiles:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Software_comparison/Import_a_shapefile" class="">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Software_comparison/Import_a_shapefile</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">— Andy<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 8, 2023 04:32 PM, at 4:32 PM, Peter Cooper Jr. via Talk-us-massachusetts <<a href="mailto:talk-us-massachusetts@openstreetmap.org" class="">talk-us-massachusetts@openstreetmap.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Just to double-check, are the DCR trail maps posted at<br class=""><<a href="https://www.mass.gov/lists/dcr-trail-maps" class="">https://www.mass.gov/lists/dcr-trail-maps</a>><br class="">valid sources to reference when updating OpenStreetMap?<br class="">(Particularly for things like trail names, colors/symbols of the trails, amenities, etc.)<br class=""><br class="">I don't see any specific copyright info on them, and I know in general things the state publishes they consider to be public domain, but I just wanted to double-check.<br class=""><br class="">There is also some similar data from MassGIS (maybe even the source for those maps) at<br class=""><<a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgis-data-department-of-conservation-and-recreation-roads-trails" class="">https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgis-data-department-of-conservation-and-recreation-roads-trails</a>><br class="">in what looks like some sort of ArcGIS format, and I know that MassGIS definitely considers their stuff to be public domain, but I haven't dug into how to use that format easily yet, and sometimes it's handy to just look at an existing map, you know?<br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">Peter<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Talk-us-massachusetts mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Talk-us-massachusetts@openstreetmap.org" class="">Talk-us-massachusetts@openstreetmap.org</a><br class="">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us-massachusetts<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>