[Talk-ca] Talk-ca Digest, Vol 46, Issue 2

[Tyler Gunn]

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Sam Dyck <samueldyck at gmail.com> wrote:
> Excellent, but is the City of Winnipeg aerial imagery kosher for use
> with OSM? I was under the impression that the aside from the Transit
> Department, the city doesn't believe in open data. Are you using a WMS
> server to access it or downloading the images and loading them into
> JSOM?

Although the city of Winnipeg data itself would be ideal to use, it's
not available in an OSM compatible license.

However, Manitoba Lands Initiative does provide a lower resolution
version of the same imagery at
https://mli2.gov.mb.ca/ortho_refresh/img_ortho_refresh_all_sid/img_refresh_rgb_0.5m_wpg_area_mosaic.sid
(free login required).  I use that, and am serving up a TMS layer,
which I consume in JOSM.  If you'd like the URL for your own use let
me know and I can give you assistance.

The license for the Manitoba Lands Initiative is compatible with OSM,
and thus is kosher.

Tyler