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Hi Andrew, a query… The Aus data catalog lists 10 Vicmap datasets that we have permission to use (Vicmap address, Vicmap admin, etc).

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_data_catalogue#Victoria

All of these link to the same waiver letter which gives permission to use “Vicmap datasets” in OSM.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Vicmap_CCBYPermission_OSM_Final_Jan2018_Ltr.pdf

By contrast, the list of Vicmap datasets on the department’s VicMap catalog includes 4 extra datasets as part of Vicmap, namely (1) VicMap Imagery, (2) Vicmap Index (contains boundary and coastline data), (3) Vicmap Lite and (4) Vicmap Topographic Mapping (topo maps).

https://www.land.vic.gov.au/maps-and-spatial/spatial-data/vicmap-catalogue

Do you know, were these datasets not listed on the Aus data catalog because they weren’t thought to be relevant to OSM or because we didn’t seek permission to use them? I haven’t looked at all of them yet but Vicmap Lite existed long before the waiver was written so isn’t a newer addition. If it contains some info that isn’t in one of the other datasets (unlikely perhaps but possible) then that would widen the range of data we have permission to use.

The reason I ask is that , in addition to determining whether we have permission to use the Vic State Forests boundary dataset, it would be useful to try to answer a broader question of, does the existing waiver provide permission to use all features that are shown on Mapshare and other Vic gov data portals. If we can pin down precisely which datasets each mapped feature type in these portals derives from we might be able to provide more explicit guidance of what is and isn’t allowed to be used atm. I’m not sure how tractable this broad question will be but it’s worth investigating.

Hence, clarifying what VicMap datasets we have permission to use might help this broader question. Thanks again for your help, Ian
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