[Talk-us] MassGIS building conversion

[John F. Eldredge]

Jason Remillard <remillard.jason at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Serge,
> 
> I don't see a license related to this data, only a copyright notice on
> > the page. Is there a separate license somewhere that says this data
> is
> > usable?
> >
> 
> Like the federal goverment, maps are considered part of the public
> record
> in Mass, and therefor are in the public domain (no copyright). No
> license
> is needed for the data. OSM has already confirmed this directly with
> the
> MassGIS people.
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/MassGIS
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > > Since it is likely that next year we will be importing this data
> into
> > OSM to
> > > support addresses, I figured it would be useful to convert the
> files to
> > OSM
> > > format and share them.
> >
> > What is the script you're plannng to use for conversion? What is
> your
> > mapping scheme? What is your plan regarding conflation with existing
> > data? What is your plan regarding updates?
> >
> 
> - I will put up my ugly little script shortly.
> - schema, building = yes
> - conflation, don't import a building that overlaps with an existing
> building in OSM.
> 
> I was thinking that this was a precursory step for the import. I don't
> have
> the time right now to lead an import myself. Regardless of who
> actually
> does it, I think getting a lot of eyes on the data is the best
> starting
> point for whatever happens next.
> 
> Thanks
> Jason.
> 
> 
> >
> > - Serge
> >
> 
> 
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If the maps are considered public domain, then why is there a copyright notice?

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John F. Eldredge -- john at jfeldredge.com
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