[talk-au] GeoScience data (Was: Mapping Coastlines)

[Andrew Harvey]

On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 12:45 PM, mick <bareman at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> Failing that, are the GeoScience Australia Topo 250k series maps an acceptable source? I have the complete digital set here as either ESRI shape files or MapInfo tabs. From memory the mapping ranges from 1973 to 2001 and publication dates to 2006.
>
> According to the website ( https://www.ga.gov.au/products/servlet/controller?event=DEFINE_PRODUCTS ) the data is released under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

I asked about GeoScience data before at
http://groups.google.com/group/osm-fork/browse_thread/thread/e84462983e704535/c8144256f77836f2

Is that one you have the "geoMAP 250K DVD-ROM" or "NATMAP Digital Maps
250K 2008 (formerly NATMAP Raster)."? If it is then according to
http://ga.gov.au/topographic-mapping/digital-topographic-maps/using-attributing-products.html
they are CC-BY 3.0. I would very much like a copy, let me know if you
are happy to redistribute it, I can help out if you need.

The problem with other datasets eg. ones listed in
https://www.ga.gov.au/products/servlet/controller?event=DEFINE_PRODUCTS
are that although the bottom says CC-BY, it also says "otherwise
noted", and directly above there is an "otherwise noted" which points
to http://www.osdm.gov.au/OSDM/Policies+and+Guidelines/Spatial+Data+Access+and+Pricing/default.aspx
which is not CC-BY compatible.