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<DIV class=headers><FONT size=2>Edoardo Marascalchi<SPAN
class=966444011-12082008> wrote: </SPAN></FONT></DIV><PRE><FONT size=2><SPAN class=966444011-12082008>> </SPAN>Riverlab (aka Davide) pointed me to the Corine Land Cover dataset from
<SPAN class=966444011-12082008>> </SPAN>the UE-EEA agency.
<SPAN class=966444011-12082008>> </SPAN>Davide asked me about the licence.. i looked at the page:
</FONT><SPAN class=966444011-12082008>> </SPAN><A href="http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/metadetails.asp?id=1007" target=_top rel=nofollow><FONT size=2><A href="http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/metadetails.asp?id=1007">http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/metadetails.asp?id=1007</FONT></A>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had a quick look on Corine land cover data and I
think <SPAN class=966444011-12082008>that </SPAN>the downloadable
<BR>datasets are interesting and <SPAN class=966444011-12082008>might be
</SPAN>partly usable for OSM project.<BR>Corine brochure can be found
here:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://terrestrial.eionet.europa.eu/CLC2000/docs/publications/corinescreen.pdf"><FONT
face=Arial
size=2>http://terrestrial.eionet.europa.eu/CLC2000/docs/publications/corinescreen.pdf</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When it comes to OSM, an European wide image with
100 meter pixel size<BR>showing classified land use <SPAN
class=966444011-12082008>could </SPAN>be useful:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/metadetails.asp?id=1010"><FONT
face=Arial
size=2>http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/metadetails.asp?id=1010</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For easy data import the corresponding vector data
set would be preferred:<BR><A
href="http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/metadetails.asp?id=950">http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/metadetails.asp?id=950</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now the question is if these data can be used.
These is this document<BR>about terms of use:<BR><A
href="http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/termsofuse.asp">http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/termsofuse.asp</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then in another place you can read:<BR>"The
information available in these data is under copyright of the <BR>EEA and within
the public domain. Public domain information in this <BR>these data may be used
free of charge, provided the source is acknowledged. <BR>The acknowledgement
should read "(c) EEA, Copenhagen, [year]""</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And a third version:<BR>"EEA grants free access to
all its data/applications provided that <BR>the user agrees not to use the
data/applications for commercial purposes <BR>unless the Agency has expressly
granted the right to do so to and provided<BR>that the user agrees to display a
link to the EEA web site <BR><A
href="http://www.eea.europa.eu">http://www.eea.europa.eu</A> and to acknowledge
the source as follows:<BR>Copyright EEA, Copenhagen, 2007."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So confusingly the data are of public domain
variety that is not open <BR>for commersial? How about OSM, is it commercial or
not?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess here is place for yet another never ending
legal talk. Perhaps <BR>it would be best if someone from the
Foundation <SPAN class=966444011-12082008>just </SPAN>makes a telephone
<BR>call to EEA and asks if it is OK to use the data in OSM or not.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=966444011-12082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jukka
Rahkonen</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>