[Talk-ca] FW: Road Network File license conflict?

[Richard Weait]

Dear All,

Good news.  We may use the StatCan Road Network File under the
Unrestricted Use Agreement.  

So does this get us road names in other provinces?   


-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Marie-Josee.Lalonde at statcan.gc.ca
> To: richard at weait.com
> Subject: Request #2008398 - FW: Road Network File license conflict?
> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:21:27 -0500
> 
> Hello Mr. Weait,
> 
> Yes, your request is permissible with the Unrestricted Use agreement.
> I believe the copyright notice pertains to the content of the
> reference guide and not to the actual product.

[copy of s3.0 Licence Grant removed for space]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Weait [mailto:richard at weait.com] 
> Sent: February 27, 2009 5:12 PM
> To: infostats at statcan.ca
> Subject: Road Network File license conflict?
> 
> Dear Statcan, 
> 
> I'm a contributor to OpenStreetMap, an international project to
> provide
> maps and mapping tools to people around the world.  There are over
> 95,000 contributors around the world.   
> 
> The Canadian OpenStreetMap community is interested in including 
> information from Statistics Canada in OpenStreetMap but we found a 
> possible contradiction in the permitted use of the Road Network File 
> that raised questions.  From an abundance of caution, I write to you
> for clarification.  
> 
> The Unrestricted use license agreement[1] appears to permit commercial
> use of the derivative product while the more information page
> specifically excludes commercial use[2].  

> I hope that you can clear this up for us so that we may begin the
> process of importing the Road Network file and merging the data with 
> OpenStreetMap.   
> 
> Perhaps the information page refers to the Statistics Canada web site
> while the unrestricted use license agreement refers to the Road
> Network file?  
>  
> 
> Best regards,
> Richard Weait,
> 
> OpenStreetMap data contributor
> [1]http://geodepot.statcan.ca/2006/Reference/Freepub/92-500-GWE/2008001/agreement-en.htm
> [2]http://geodepot.statcan.ca/2006/Reference/Freepub/92-500-GWE/2008001/info-en.htm
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