[Talk-ca] Mapping Private Roads?

[Colin McGregor]

A friend of mine works for a MAJOR Canadian corporation whose land
holdings are such that they have private (but named) roads / streets.
We are talking about about land where unless you have an employee ID
card you are ... VERY unwelcome.

A corporate property near where my friend works has some streets in
Open Street Map, but not all, and there are I gather some serious
errors. So, friend is willing to take a GPS around the property and at
least collect track data, so the road network on the property can be
fixed. Friend has been on this property before, been stopped by
security, and on presentation of employee ID, not had any problems
(any of us who are not employees of said company would not have
anything like as easy a time).

As a matter of completion I would love to see that bit of private
property (properly) mapped, on the other hand I don't want my friend
to get in trouble, or Open Street Map to get in trouble. So, any
thoughts on the legalities and/or other issues that my friend should
be aware of, before he carries a GPS with him onto company property?



Colin McGregor