[OSM-newbies] Is Lincoln Highway data OK to use?

[Richard Welty]

On 3/11/13 8:18 PM, Charlotte Wolter wrote:
>
>         So far, the director has said it's OK to use the map as it's 
> printed on their web site to add the Lincoln Highway to OSM, but I 
> asked her for a clarification, emphasizing that we need data in the 
> public domain. If she says OK to that, then I guess it's OK from their 
> point of view.
>         Now, my main question is, does the fact that their routes are 
> superimposed over a Google map create a problem?
it should not. i would double check the google TOS for the maps api just 
in case, but i'd be
really surprised if google tried to claim mashup data, and if they did, 
i'd be really surprised
if such a claim held up in court.

the original data belongs to the Lincoln Highway folks, and is theirs to 
control.

the lincoln highway runs right past my grandmother's old house on "old 
30" just
east of Nevada Iowa. she was very into the whole Lincoln Highway Days 
celebration
there. those of us who are too young to remember the highway coming through
(which is nearly all of us at this point) don't understand how big a 
deal it was when it
was built. it is a road of special historic significance.

for alternate routes, which may no longer exist, you might want to look 
at the OHM
project, which is a database of historic facts separate from OSM that's 
just starting
up.

richard