[OSM-newbies] I want to help with OpenStreetMap, but need help, please read

[David Ellams]

Hi Ricardo

Thanks for contacting the OSM project!

May I first ask how the data was collected for your project? You have
mentioned the Google Maps API. If the data for the project was collected
by deriving information from Google Maps, Google Satellite Photos or any
other copyrighted source, unfortunately it will not be compatible with
the OpenStreetMap licence. At OSM, we are particularly fussy about not
deriving data from copyrighted sources, unless the copyright owner has
given specific permission for the OSM project to derive from their data
(as Yahoo! have for their aerial photos). In which case, may I suggest
you contact Wikimapia (http://wikimapia.org), as my understanding is
that they do derive data from Google Satellite imagery.

However, if your data is derived either using GPS devices, derived from
public domain sources, or derived from copyrighted sources with explicit
permission (you may need to ask permission again to incorporate it into
a new project, potentially under a different licence), then I expect
your data could be extremely valuable to the OSM project. If you can
confirm whether this is the case, I am sure others on the list can give
you further technical advice on how to translate your data and then add
it to OSM (unfortunately, I lack the technical knowledge).

In either case, we always welcome new contributors, so even if your
current data set is not licence compatible, we would love to have future
contributions from you collected by a GPS device or derived from aerial
photos with permission. You can find out more about how to do so here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners%27_Guide

And you can find out more about our licence here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Licence

And the restrictions on what we add to our database here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Copyright

And some of the data sources we can use here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources

Good luck!

Best wishes

David (davspod)

> 
> Bouncing to newbies mailing list where someone should be able to help!
> 
> On Feb 25, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Ricardo Roldan Smirnov wrote:
> > Well....just forgive me...couse I know that there is lot of Forums, wikis, and so on..where people involved on the proyect can help me..
> > But I write directly to you, couse my english is really pour...and so, i can't find the needed help for my questions.
> > 
> > What's all about?...well....I'm working on a social geocoder for my city (Medellin,Colombia) since a year (couse i didn't know about OpenStreetMaps)
> > so i'm really newbie with web developing and JS...couse i'm really pour and got no money to end my carrier...couse my parents can't help me and live in another countries.
> >  Any way i was giving my best since 1 year...to imagine, learn, build, and make work a (social) full working geocoder tool..for draw,store,edit and consult(use data) streets from one of the most important cities in my country (Medellin,CO) ...I'm using my tool, since 4 mounts and it's working perfectly....but I know that my situation can't let me grow up..as you did.......so. I'm really interested on transfer all my database to your domain...and use your domain as my geocoder system.
> > 
> > But i don't know how to start.
> >  My social geocoder system was build using the Google Maps API...and so al my streets are stores as lat/lng points.....i guess i can convert them to send to your proyect....but i need a little help...or an answer from somebody who can help me to convert my data and upload it to your page.
> > 
> > Well that's all...hope you can answer me..or help me finding who can help me to move my data an use your site.
> > and help you developing,sharing, and promoting your proyect in my country
> > 
> > Thanx.
> > 
> > Ricardo Roldan Smirnov
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Skyshark 
> 
> Yours &c.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:25:44 +0100
> From: Xan <dxpublica at telefonica.net>
> Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] I want to help with OpenStreetMap, but need
> 	help, please read
> To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
> Cc: Ricardo Roldan Smirnov <roldansmirnov at gmail.com>
> Message-ID: <4B879398.6000707 at telefonica.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> En/na SteveC ha escrit:
> > Bouncing to newbies mailing list where someone should be able to help!
> >
> > On Feb 25, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Ricardo Roldan Smirnov wrote:
> >   
> >>
> >> But i don't know how to start.
> >>  My social geocoder system was build using the Google Maps API...and so al my streets are stores as lat/lng points.....i guess i can convert them to send to your proyect....but i need a little help...or an answer from somebody who can help me to convert my data and upload it to your page.
> >>
> >>     
> Try gpsbabel.:
> 
> gpsbabel -i unicsv -f inputfilename.csv -o gpx -F Outputfile.gpx
> 
> This command only pass lat/lon points (waypoints) to lat/lon points in 
> gpx format (waypoints). If you want to have a route, you have to run
> 
> gpsbabel -i unicsv -f inputfile.unicsv -x transform,trk=wpt -o gpx -F 
> outputfile.gpx
> 
> and if you don't have timestamps in points, you should run 
> bogustimestamp.py 
> [[http://bitbucket.org/lawgon/osmindia/src/tip/bogustimestamp.py]].
> 
> More info: [http://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_unicsv.html]
> 
> I hope this serve you.
> Xan.
> 
> 
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