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Keith, I tried contacting them earlier this year re OSM but got no
response. Hope you have better luck.<br><br>
Mike<br>
Stockholm<br><br>
At 02:17 PM 31/10/2007, Keith Ng wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi,<br><br>
Thanks for the link. I am mapping a state in Malaysia now, specifically
Penang:<br>
<a href="http://www.informationfreeway.org/index.php?lat=5.377882239053702&lon=100.3219143244873&zoom=12&layers=B000F000">
http://www.informationfreeway.org/index.php?lat=5.377882239053702&lon=100.3219143244873&zoom=12&layers=B000F000</a>
<br><br>
Specifically, MalsingMaps is a set of map of Malaysia and Singapore
(hence the name) made by the public using GPS tracks, very much like our
OSM. Their goal is to make the map for Garmin devices. Their map is quite
complete now, for both Malaysia and Singapore. <br><br>
If I am not wrong, a lot of people contributed the GPS tracks, while only
a few are allow (or have the expertise) to edit the map. They used to be
free (as in beer), but since June or so of this year, they made the
"Latest" map only available to those who have contributed in
the forum, either by naming POI, correcting mistakes or helping other
people. The only free (beer) data now is the one released in June, and
they do not intend to make any "Latest" release free to people
who have not made any contribution. <br><br>
In addition to that, I think the map itself is subjected to strict
copyright not entirely compatible with CCBYSA. They have a policy
page:<br>
<a href="http://www.malsingmaps.com/wiki/index.php/Copyright_and_Map_Ownership_policies">
http://www.malsingmaps.com/wiki/index.php/Copyright_and_Map_Ownership_policies</a>
<br><br>
I have yet to contact them about the prospect of any collaboration, but
based on the points mentioned above, I would say collaboration might be a
possibility, although very unlikely. <br><br>
Keith<br><br>
On 10/31/07, <b>Edoardo Marascalchi</b>
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