[Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing with Statistics Canada (Ottawa ODL 2.0 is go!)

Denis Carriere carriere.denis at gmail.com
Sat Mar 4 07:23:55 UTC 2017


Thanks Stewart for bringing this information forward.

We will surely make sure to spread the announcement locally here in Ottawa.

Enjoy the weekend!

*~~~~~~*
*Denis Carriere*
*GIS Software & Systems Specialist*

On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 1:01 AM, James <james2432 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you scruss for digging up the meeting notes :)
>
> On Mar 4, 2017 12:40 AM, "Heather Leson" <heatherleson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Fantastic. Happy open data day!
>
> On 4 Mar 2017 04:12, "John Marshall" <rps333 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Great news
>>
>> On Mar 3, 2017 9:16 PM, "Stewart C. Russell" <scruss at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I just got access to the OSMF LWG draft minutes from yesterday, and I
>>> have good news: Ottawa ODL 2.0 data *can* be included in the OSM
>>> database.
>>>
>>> The minutes link - https://docs.google.com/docume
>>> nt/d/1KyTLbQWSmo1rdoppqlFGTB3by-qVAzjLo_LPml3Ri9Y/edit - is still draft
>>> so may not be generally readable, so I've included the text in full below:
>>>
>>> *5. Statement on Ottawa Open Data Licence Version 2.0 compatibility*
>>>
>>> Approval of the following statement:
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> The LWG has been asked to determine the compatibility of Ottawa Open
>>> Data, Licence Version 2.0 (Ottawa ODL 2.0) with the ODbL 2.0 in conjunction
>>> with importing so licensed data. The text of the Ottawa ODL 2.0 can be
>>> found here
>>> <http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0>
>>> *http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0*
>>> <http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0>
>>>
>>> The Ottawa ODL 2.0 is a localised version of the OGL Canada
>>> <http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada>
>>> *http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada*
>>> <http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada> which in turn
>>> is loosly based on the UK OGL. The changes relative to the OGL Canada due
>>> to localisation are the licensor (the City of Ottawa) and reference to the
>>> definition of "personal information" as defined in the "Ontario Municipal
>>> Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act",
>>>
>>> The LWG has determined
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    that the attribution requirements of the Ottawa ODL 2.0 can be met
>>>    by adding the required text to the wiki contributor page and corresponding
>>>    changeset source attribute values, and that there is no downstream
>>>    attribution requirement,
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    that we are not using "Personal Information" as defined in the
>>>    licence and referenced legislation,
>>>
>>> and that so licensed material can be included in the OpenStreetMap
>>> dataset and distributed on ODbL 1.0 terms.
>>>
>>> In the past the local variants of the OGL Canada have varied widely and
>>> have in some cases included additional terms that have made them
>>> incompatible with the ODbL and in some instances non-open. For this reason
>>> we are not making a blanket statement on other such localised versions of
>>> the OGL at this point in time and will continue to review them on a case by
>>> case base.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Approved with 4 yes, 1 abstain.
>>>
>>>
>>> I've also updated the wiki page.
>>>
>>> Have a great weekend!
>>>  Stewart
>>>
>>>
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