[OSM-talk] import of dataset for new zealand
Robin Paulson
robin.paulson at gmail.com
Wed Mar 19 00:12:24 GMT 2008
On 19/03/2008, simon at mungewell.org <simon at mungewell.org> wrote:
> > Which is as it should be. If an object originating from that import is
> > significantly altered later, then it should be possible to reflect this in
> > the source tag.
of course, defining 'significantly altered' becomes an issue
maybe we can ignore it, and keep it as linz in perpetuity, no matter
how much it changes? i don't see too many issues with this, and
anyway, i would imagine only a small number would change enough to
warrant complete removal?
> That's a good question for their lawyers, do we have to maintain
> attribution for data which is found to be incorrect and hence
> corrected....
i'll put this point forward
> Using another (write once) tag would still enable the original upload to
> be recognized, even if the data is corrected at a later stage.
yes, providing double-attribution - linz/some other data set
originator and the last editor of the item
> Thinking more on how osmarender places a copyright on one side of a way,
> could the other sided be used for an 'attribution' tag?
how much of an issue would it be to do this in mapnik as well?
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