[Talk-ca] new brunswick mappers

Wed Aug 11 13:24:27 BST 2010

Hey Bernie,

As a fellow NBer, I'd be willing to participate in such a meeting.  If 
you need a bit of assistance, just let me know.  We could probably get 
away with a very informal one.

I already do a bit of GTX upload mapping for New Brunswick using the 
online edit map, but I must admit ignorance to the processes and tools 
that other people are using to contribute data.  It'd be nice to have 
some training on the tools.

Hopefully the licensing questions get sorted out.

Cheers!

Tim

On 10/08/2010 10:18 PM, Richard Weait wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Connors, Bernie (SNB)
> <Bernie.Connors at snb.ca>  wrote:
> [ ... ]
>    
>>         I would really like to see a mapping party in NB but I don't have the time or expertise in OSM to organize one.  I also have a bit of a conflict.  I work for Service New Brunswick - the lead agency for geomatics in NB.  We are currently trying to get a project started to map the NB road network to the NRN data model.  If I invest too much time in OSM it could be perceived as counterproductive to our New Brunswick Road Network (NBRN) project.
>>      
> Hi Bernie!
>
> You might find it worthwhile to "facilitate" a regular meeting of OSM
> enthusiasts without the additional organizational requirements of a
> mapping party.  I do this for meetups in Toronto and
> Kitchener-Waterloo and my commitment is essentially, "pick a time and
> place" followed by "by there and have fun talking about OSM."
>
> The benefit to the OSM community is that only a few will take the time
> to organize such an event, but more than a few would be willing to
> attend if somebody else organized it.  You are probably saying to
> yourself, "Well, sure I would go if somebody else est it up."  And
> that kind of proves my point!  ;-)  Our meetups vary from energetic
> discussions of OSM related details, to a few regulars catching up on
> gossip to meeting newcomers and watching them get more enthusiastic as
> they edit the map with an experienced OSMer to encourage them.
>
> Really.  You should do this.
>
>    
>>         We are providing a free online mapping tool called the GeoNB Map Viewer http://www.snb.ca/geonb/.  Please feel free to use the maps here as a reference.  The road data displayed in the GeoNB Map Viewer comes from several sources and is not one homogeneous dataset.  *Most* of the data displayed in the GeoNB Map Viewer is governed by an unrestricted use data agreement: http://geonb.snb.ca/geonb/Agreement_en.pdf
>>      
> Well this is mixed news.  Mostly nice. ;-)  The map viewer has very
> pretty icons.
>
> I did not see any obvious indication of which data is covered by the
> above license. Since you say some is under another license I think it
> will be important to know the difference.
>
> The license above is pretty good from a municipal data license point
> of view.  Some of it still concerns me.  On one hand 3.1 allows
> licensee to relicense and sublicense - that's good.  On the other hand
> 4.5 requires licensee to license others with the same terms.  To my
> layman's eyes those seem contradictory.
>
> Also 4.4 requires indemnifying SNB.  If SNB needs to rely on OSMs
> funds to protect NB in a legal battle, there is trouble afoot.  ;-)
> Of course, OSM is also licensed under terms like as is and no warranty
> as well.
>
> SNBs requirement for attribution seems quite reasonable if SNB is the
> sole source of data for a map project.  In OSM things work a little
> differently.  We expect, over time, that any portion of the map will
> have had many contributors, even if a large area came originally from
> a single data donor.  So in OSM we expect attribution to the project
> as a whole to satisfy all attribution requirements.  Then further
> details can be had (for technically acute observers) by way of history
> files, and listings on the wiki.  For example, the disclaimers and
> attributions of several data donors are shown here.
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Attribution  The form of this
> attribution may change over time as there is a practical limit to the
> size of a wiki page, but the attribution and disclaimers should
> continue to be available, even if in sub-pages.
>
> Do you think that SNB might agree to allow the inclusion of certain of
> their databases into OpenStreetMap under the current and future OSM
> licenses and Contributor Terms?  That seems quite a lot to ask but it
> is also a way to expose the SNB data to a lot of potential users.
>
> This is rather more license-talk than I had hoped to have tonight.
>
>    
>>         I would really like to see some OSM presentations at the upcoming Geomatics Atlantic Conference in Fredericton, Oct 28 and 29.  The call for presentations has been extended:  http://www.geomaticsatlantic.com/call-for-papers
>>      
> I had a look at that but have a pretty busy October lined up.  Do you
> have an idea for an OSM topic that the delegates would love to hear?
> I did an Intro to OSM talk for GIScience a couple of years ago and it
> lead to some interesting discussion afterwards.  Would you like to do
> the talk and use some of my material (It's generally cc-by)?
>
> Best regards,
> Richard
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