[OSM-dev] USGS fork of OpenStreetMap

[Eric Wolf]

Yes. I realized after I sent the email that I meant to say ODbL but then
read more on the wiki about the current license OSM uses: CC-BY-SA. Yet the
end result is the same. The USGS is funded to produce public domain data. So
either Congress or the President have to change what the USGS is funded to
do or OSM can only continue take data upstream from our efforts.

-Eric

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Eric B. Wolf                           720-334-7734





On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:37 AM, 80n <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 4:18 AM, Eric Wolf <ebwolf at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> The OODB license that OSM uses places requirements on data consumers.
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>
> Eric, it's really neither accurate nor helpful to refer to OSM as being
> licensed under OODB... ;)
>
> I guess you intended to say ODbL instead of OODB, but even so, neither is
> correct.  OSM content is licensed under CC-BY-SA.
>
> There is a process in place to move it to ODbL but until that actually
> happens, if it ever does, it is firmly licensed under CC-BY-SA.  At the
> current rate of progress it will continue to be licensed under CC-BY-SA for
> some time yet.
>
>
> 80n
>
>
>> There are people exploring shifting the USGS license model but that may
>> take an Act of Congress (literally!).
>>
>> Of course, this means all of the data in a USGS fork can be put into OSM.
>> Also, any code changes we make would be offered to the community.
>>
>> -Eric
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>> Eric B. Wolf                           720-334-7734
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>> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org>wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:27:49 -0600, Eric Wolf wrote:
>>>
>>> > An initial project has started at the USGS to explore using the OSM
>>> > stack to facilitate our data integration and, eventually, involve more
>>> > user generated content (i.e., give a home to The National Map Corps).
>>> > The project is currently titled the OpenStreetMap Collaborative
>>> > Prototype (OSMCP). It's a really small team (three people, part time)
>>> > working on this. Initially we are working with a state GIO (geographic
>>> > information office), loading their data into OSMCP, configuring the
>>> > tools to use our schema and then co-editing the data. It's really just
>>> a
>>> > "see what temperature the water is" kind of project right now but will
>>> > be expanding later this year and next.
>>>
>>> Given the sparsity of mappers in the United States, why not directly
>>> contribute to the project, rather than attempting to fork it?  The USGS
>>> could be a bigger asset to OSM than the US Census.
>>>
>>>
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