[Merkaartor] Wallonie PPNC wms

[Chris Browet]

I don't think we can trace on those (or at least nobody asked).
They are top notch quality, though.

Would someone from talk-be know something about it?

- Chris -

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 18:18, Rémi Letot <hobbes at poukram.net> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm a new contributor to OSM and new user of merkaartor, and I noticed
> that it's possible to get satellite images of my region in merkaartor
> using the "Wallonie PPNC" wms.
>
> My question is simple: can I legally and technically use these images as
> basis for contributing to OSM ?
>
> * legally: are these images free ?
>
> * technically: are they placed precisely enough on my display to serve
>  as canvas for my editing needs ?
>
> There are many errors and omissions in my region that I could correct,
> but I don't own a gps unit... And even if I did, using satellite images
> is immensely faster and more convenient in most cases :-) Of course I
> know that they are outdated, and that some places have changed quite a
> bit, but still they could provide a very good basis if one could use
> them.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Rémi
>
>
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