[Talk-in] Mapping do's and don'ts

[Ashim Kapoor]

Dear All,

I am a beginner to mapping. I want to know what kind of maps can be
published online ? For instance can we publish a map of India based on a
shapefile by ANY source or are only specific shapefiles to be published.

A user on a chat room was kind enough to tell me that we can publish any
map of India as long as there is a disclaimer that the map is inaccurate.
Is that correct ?  May I ask what is the exact language of this disclaimer
?

Also what about maps of the world / other countries ? What are the
challenges in publishing them ? Some websites also say that we can use
their data as  long as we don't make a misleading impression with that
data. Can someone say a few words about this ?

I guess there must be a nice webpage with this info but my hit and trial
with google was not very successful. What are the keywords that I can type
in to search for this ?


Many thanks,
Ashim
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