[talk-au] Use of mapconnect and CAPAD data in OSM

Warren warren at specialtyfeeds.com.au
Thu Apr 16 05:23:27 UTC 2015


Thank you Simon.  I would be interested in chasing an appropriate 
license to allow uploading this data.  The way I read the license it 
seems that the intent is that anyone can use the data for non-commercial 
or commercial uses provided they attribute it correctly.  I do not know 
what OSM requires or who to ask.  A clear answer would be nice.

I think I understand the limitations of the information.  I was 
specifically interested in boundary data, particularly for National 
Parks and conservation reserves.  While I admit the exact boundary can 
sometimes be important, for the majority of map users I think naming the 
reserve and roughly outlining the boundaries may be enough.  I have 
noticed that, while many of the reserves in Western Australia are named 
in the OSM data there are lots that do not appear.  I think that even 
with the limitations of the MapConnect data set it could improve the 
current OSM data set.

I did look at Ross's suggestion of the 2014 CAPAD data set.  From my 
initial look and my local knowledge it seems to be complete and more 
current.  Thanks Ross.  The data set is fairly big so it needs to be 
broken up to be useful.

Thanks all for your input
Warren


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> The data in Mapconnect can be up to 8 years old.  It originally came from both CAPAD and the states/territories, and was generalised to be consistent with a cartographic map at a scale of 1:250,000.
> CAPAD has come from the states / territories, and probably from the national park authorities rather than the mapping agency.  There will be differences.
> I would also be keen to hear what the limitations in the CCBY licence is.  If you want to use the data in Mapconnect then I can chase up an alternative licence/permission to use if the current license doesn't work.
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