[OSM-newbies] Fwd: OSM country borders issue

[Richard Weait]

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 6:19 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
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>> From: "ilham" <ilham at mtds.com>
>> Date: July 2, 2010 8:07:29 AM MDT
>> To: "'SteveC'" <steve at asklater.com>
>> Subject: RE: OSM country borders issue
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>> Hello Steve,
>> Thank you very much for answering. You're completely right, we were thinking
>> about rendering our map too. But is it possible to integrate OUR map in OSM
>> ? and if so, how can we do that ?
>>
>> Thank you again for answering :)
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>> |-Ilham ACHOUAL
>> |-Web Application Manager, MTDS
>> |-in morocco 080200MTDS
>> |-direct +212(0)537278822
>> |-mobile +212(0)670151207
>> |-14, rue 16 novembre
>> |-Rabat 10080 Kingdom of Morocco
>>
>>
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : SteveC [mailto:steve at asklater.com]
>> Envoyé : vendredi 2 juillet 2010 08:05
>> À : ilham
>> Objet : Re: OSM country borders issue
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>> render your own maps without the line? pay someone to do that?
>>
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>> On Jul 1, 2010, at 4:42 AM, ilham wrote:
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>>> Hello Steve,
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>>> We are a team of web developers from Morocco who work with associations
>> and nongovernmental organizations (a description of some projects we worked
>> on can be found in the attachments).
>>> We discovered the 'Open StreetMap' solution not long ago. It's a very
>> powerful tool and we're extremely interested in using it for one of our
>> projects. The project basically consists of localizing data for associations
>> working in the field of preventing and fighting AIDS.
>>> The problem that we are facing is related to the 'Western Sahara
>> Conflict'. As you may know, Morocco is claiming its sovereignty in Western
>> Sahara. Therefore the associations we are working with refuse to acknowledge
>> Maps containing any kind of separation between Morocco and the Western
>> Sahara. Unfortunately, all the Map providers only provide maps with either a
>> separation line or dots.
>>> We are very keen on using ‘Open StreetMap’ for the project and we don't
>> want this issue to come in the way. Is there any kind of solution or
>> workaround we may use to prevent the separation line or dots from appearing
>> on the Map ?
>>>
>>> Looking forward to hearing from you.
>>> Best regards.
>>>
>>> |-Ilham ACHOUAL
>>> |-Web Application Manager, MTDS
>>> |-in morocco 080200MTDS
>>> |-direct +212(0)537278822
>>> |-mobile +212(0)670151207
>>> |-14, rue 16 novembre
>>> |-Rabat 10080 Kingdom of Morocco
>>>
>>> <ict4d brochure 15022010 en.pdf>

Dear Ilham,

Welcome to OpenStreetMap for you and your team.

Steve and Lennard have given you some pointers regarding how you would
like to print only objects that interest you and your clients.  Feel
free to follow-up with questions to this list.

They did not address your question about integrating "OUR map in OSM".
 The answer depends on your perspective and interests, and it may take
a little bit of discussion back and forth for you to decide what will
work best for you.

Are you willing and able to contribute your data to OpenStreetMap
under the terms of the current and future OpenStreetMap licenses?  You
can find more information on the OpenStreetMap licenses beginning
here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/License

Is your data suitable for inclusion in OpenStreetMap?  Generally data
included in OpenStreetMap should be verifiable, significant and
permanent.  These terms are somewhat flexible and context dependent.

Is your data of high quality?  Some data sources should not be
included in OpenStreetMap if other sources can provide newer, higher
quality data.

Beyond these guidelines that determine whether your data might be
included in OpenStreetMap are considerations of how to go about
including your data in OpenStreetMap.  You'll find some background
information on importing data here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines

And as always, follow-up questions are welcome here and on the other
OSM lists.  Let us know how you find the background material and how
we can improve it.