[OSM-newbies] Fwd: Openstreetmap

[Richard Weait]

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 5:57 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: "agsbg" <agsbg at dir.bg>
> Dear Mr.Steve Coast,
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> we are team concentrated on work with mapping projects.
> We admire the purpose of Openstreetmap Project.
> We would like to upload our's already mapped objects in Openstreetmap
> Project.
> Before that we have few questions:
> - How to upload our's files ? Do you have specifications about the type of
> files uploading on Openstreetmap.org?
> - What are the benefits of membership in Openstreetmap Organization?
> - Do you offer an opportunity to introduce companies and their business
> activities to each other?
> We would like to have more information about it and how we can join the
> enterprise.
>
> We look forward to hearing from you soon!
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Velizar Velizarov
> General Manager
> Mapping Ltd.
> cell +359 887 227098
> tel. +359 2 952 2361

Dear Velizar Velizarov,

Thank you for your interest in the OpenStreetMap project.  Your might
be interested in contributing your geographic data to OpenStreetMap,
and OpenStreetMap might be interested to include your geographic data.

You will need to consider that any data that you contribute to
OpenStreetMap will be available to all users of OpenStreetMap in
future under the CC-BY-SA license and future licenses accepted by the
OpenStreetMap project.  That is to say that you will no longer be the
only source for this material.  Often geographic data is improved by
other OpenStreetMap contributors.

OpenStreetMap will have to consider the nature of your geographic data
before deciding to include your data in OpenStreetMap.  Data accepted
to OpenStreetMap should be interesting, significant and permanent, as
well as meeting minimum quality standards.

Should you decide that you would like to have your data considered for
inclusion in OpenStreetMap, the best thing that you can do is publish
your data on your web site under either the PDDL or CC-Zero licenses.
Then notify the OpenStreetMap community and if the data is found to be
interesting somebody will include it.

Many people find benefits from participating in OpenStreetMap in
different ways.  It would be hard to predict how each person values
their participation in the OpenStreetMap project.  The benefits that
you find will depend on how you choose to engage with the
OpenStreetMap community.

Communication within the OpenStreetMap community tends to be
person-to-person.  Company-to-company discussions are generally held
elsewhere.  There tends not to be much in the way of direct company
corporate advertising.

Participation in the OpenStreetMap community is largely self-directed.
 Participate as as you choose in the OpenStreetMap mailing lists, IRC
channels, forum, community meetings, mapping parties and conferences.
Engage with other members of the community in ways that you find
mutually beneficial.  No membership is required.  No fee is required.

Please feel free to ask more questions.

Best regards,
Richard