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

[Ishan Chattopadhyaya]

I think some of your questions are addressed here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FAQ

Perhaps there could be some other resources too.
Happy mapping!
Regards,
chatman

On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Ashim Kapoor <ashimkapoor at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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