[Legal-general] Fwd: FW: [OSGeo-Discuss] Data Hosting For OSM PD?

[Kari Pihkala]

Sounds interesting. We could use their server for the file structure that
you proposed. We haven't really decided how we are going to implement/host
the PD map database.

Of course, they can use our data for whatever they want.

- Kari

2008/11/7 Sunburned Surveyor <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com>

> Guys,
>
> Below is my response to a message that was sent in reply to my posting
> an inquiry about the OSGeo hosting our PD repository. It wasn't
> exactly what I was expecting, but it may be a promising lead. It
> sounds like this non-profit would be interested in helping us set up
> our infrastructure.
>
> I know we would need more details about Bob's organization before we
> made a decision. I wanted to send this message here so you guys can
> chew it over. I don't want to make this type of decision all on my
> own.
>
> Richard, Kari, Joseph...What are your thoughts?
>
> Landon
>
>
>
> Bob,
>
> You wrote: " While we're interested in any type of publicly available
> data, we're particularly interested in any datasets that would apply to
> emergency management or situational awareness."
>
> I would think that a street map would be very applicable for emergency
> management, at least for things like evacuation planning and emergency
> response.
>
> You wrote: "I'm part of a non-profit recently put together to try to
> help promote this same sort of data sharing, we want to take it a bit
> further than you describe though, by allowing the option of setting up
> data feeds for WMS/WFS services.  These resulting services would be
> intended as seamless coverages and that are classified by type and not
> necessarily by data owner."
>
> I have to be careful about this. We decided not to set up a complete
> replication of the OSM server, because we don't want to create a fork.
> We're just looking for a pool that would allow us to collaborate on our
> public domain mapping efforts.
>
> However...Since our data would be in the public domain, your non-profit
> could easily vacuum our repository to create a WMS. That wouldn't be a
> problem at all. In fact, this type of use case is why our group wants to
> release the data PD in the first place.
>
>
> If you think our small group could work out a hosting arrangement with
> your non-profit given our restriction against creating a web map that
> would essentially compete with/fork OSM, please let me know.
>
> Landon
>
>
> Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268
> Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Basques [mailto:Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us]
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:16 AM
> To: Landon Blake; discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Data Hosting For OSM PD?
>
> Landon,
>
> I'm part of a non-profit recently put together to try to help promote
> this same sort of data sharing, we want to take it a bit further than
> you describe though, by allowing the option of setting up data feeds for
> WMS/WFS services.  These resulting services would be intended as
> seamless coverages and that are classified by type and not necessarily
> by data owner.
>
> The general idea is to set up services with an eye towards dissolving
> political boundaries while still allowing the data custodians to manage
> their particular chunk of the data.  We've also put quite a lot of work
> into the data organizational aspects as well as authentication services
> for sensitive data.  We also applied some effort to providing a measure
> of metadata related to the publication process.
>
> Our intent is to provide technical and infrastructure services that
> allow for a very easy and usable publication process for anyone that
> wants to share their (spatially referenced) public domain data.
>
> While we're interested in any type of publicly available data, we're
> particularly interested in any datasets that would apply to emergency
> management or situational awareness.
>
> If interested, I'm available offline to talk further, just email me
> directly.
>
> bobb
>
>
> >>> "Landon Blake" <lblake at ksninc.com> 11/07/08 12:12 PM >>>
> I've been working with a few of the folks from the Open Street Map. We
> are a group within the OSM community that is very interested in setting
> up a repository or pool to host the map data we contribute in a separate
> space, before it is uploaded to OSM. We'd like to do this so we can
> collaborate on and release our data in the public domain. This avoids a
> lot of the licensing problems and challenges that OSM is currently
> struggling with.
>
>
>
> We've got a tentative folder structure nailed down, at least for the
> time being.
>
>
>
> I'd like to know if there would be any interest at the OSGeo in
> providing some web server space for our repository. We don't need
> anything fancy. No database, no scripting, no special software. We just
> need a place to put folders and files.
>
>
>
> I'd be happy to discuss the proposed repository structure in more detail
> if the OSGeo was interested.
>
>
>
> I can start the repository with some space on my own site, but I think I
> will quickly become overwhelmed by the data and bandwidth requirements.
> If the OSGeo isn't interested our group can look into getting support
> from a University or other organization.
>
>
>
> At any rate, I thought this might be a good opportunity for the OSGeo to
> get involved in the free data side of the FOSS GIS equation.
>
>
>
> Landon
>
>
>
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