[Talk-mm] Fwd: Quick questions ...

[Mikel Maron]

Hi 


> One question: some of our colleagues in MCPA work in GIS industry in Myanmar, using GIS solutions from various companies 
> like ESRI and Intergraph. If they were to donate / make available their geodata to the project, will OSM be able to use them 1) 
> technically; and 2) legally, in terms of copyright issues?

Technically, this should be relatively straightforward. We've imported many different data sets, in different formats, and there should at least be some existing code we can adapt for any new import.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Import/Catalogue

Legally, the license of the data must conform with the OSM license. Their license should permit redistribution for any purpose, with attribution.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/OpenStreetMap_License

Additionally, we should evaluate the quality and timeliness of the data. We've previously seen data sets, in other parts of the world, that are simply reproductions of VMAP0 data, and add very little quality data to OSM.

> Second question: can we get them to help us map out some of the areas for OSM? They should be more knowledgeable and 
> experienced than us in that area. Are the techniques the same?


That's a great idea. Their techniques are probably very similar to OSM, though the specifics will differ.

-Mikel
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