[Talk-GB] Kent Pharmacy, OSM Validation

[Andy Mabbett]

Presumably you're using the data from the CSV, not the PDF?

In any case the OG license is more recent, and thus supersedes the
restrictive terms in the PDF.

On 25 May 2011 22:44, TimSC <mapping at sheerman-chase.org.uk> wrote:
> On 25/05/11 22:33, Chris Hill wrote:
>>
>> That data looks to be four and a half years old. Importing it en masse
>> seems inappropriate to me.
>>
> The point is it's massively more complete than OSM. Correcting the imported
> data would be easier than surveying from scratch. OSM goes out of date
> faster than we are actually surveying! (at least with respect to pharmacies)
>
> But I found a slight snag with the terms and conditions included with the
> PDF: "Terms of use - it is permitted to incorporate data from the nhs.uk and
> this site into software or computer systems used by any person or body
> performing statutory functions under, or by virtue of, legislation relating
> to the NHS."
>
> So it seems the national data set is not open data at all! Anyone have any
> experience in this?
>
> TimSC
>
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