[Talk-ca] Mapping Private Roads?

[Brent Fraser]

> My friend is very comfortable traveling around the property. I'm not
> so comfortable with his offer to take me around the property (he has
> an employee ID, I don't). The airspace overhead is not restricted (at
> least not any more than non-company property nearby), so the road grid
> information could be obtained from a small airplane flying overhead.
> Obtaining the street names from overhead would be a problem. The issue
> in my mind is the collection of GPS tracks (on the ground),
> would/could the employer object? 

Sure, they could do anything they like.  The key to minimizing problems is to 
respect the company's ownership/right to use the land.  I'd recommend asking for 
permission in writing (and get a response in writing).

And get a vistor's pass for yourself (there could liability issues if you don't).

> Further could this sort of data
> collection cause any grief to Open Street Map?

If you have their permission to be on the property, no problem with the data 
collection.   Since you are creating the data, there's no data ownership problem.

But I'm not a lawyer, so don't take the above as a professional legal opinion...

> I gather that some of the people living near the property do sometimes
> try to use the property as a shortcut route (and when caught are
> charged with trespass). Better maps would not help the trespass
> situation...
> 
> 
> Colin McGregor