[Legal-general] Who would start using an OSM PD repository?

[Niklas Cholmkvist]

Hi list,

on "Tue Jul 20 17:40:13 BST 2010" Sunburned Surveyor wrote:
> I'm curious about how much and how serious the interest is in a public
> domain repository for data that would be pushed upstream to the
> regular OSM database. I think we should wait to see how things pan out
> with possible collaboration with the USGS, but in the meantime, we
> might be able to get started on something.
I don't know anything about USGS(but they won't host any other data
than US data I guess). 
Though I would like to get started in some way. Even if it is a tiny amount of data
as a start.

> I'm willing to set up a simple folder structure for a public domain
> repository of data suitable for upload to OSM. <<SNIP>>
> The directory
> would be set-up to mirror the 7 1/2 minute quadrangle map grid within
> the US. I would let contributors from other countries decide on the
> best way to set up a folder structure representing a grid of their own
> country.
I've thought of this "non-high-technology" folder structure myself,
setting up a personal CC0 data set. If I add too much data though
the osm files might get too big, and might be too cumbersome to
maintain them, so I think I will begin with learning some basics
(or more) about interacting with databases.

Regards,
Niklas
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