[OSM-talk] Breach of Copyright?
Mike Harris
mikh43 at googlemail.com
Fri Sep 25 19:07:07 BST 2009
Still the Council's budget though - so don't hold your breath - my lot can
only afford a couple of cheap units although they are trying to get the
funds for a top-of-the-range ±1m jobby!
Mike Harris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave F. [mailto:davefox at madasafish.com]
> Sent: 25 September 2009 18:29
> Cc: 'OSM Talk'
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Breach of Copyright?
>
> Mike Harris wrote:
> > There may be a misunderstanding here - the Definitive Map
> is a legal
> > document and was (in almost all cases produced a long time ago -
> > interesting thought in passing - if it is 50 years old
> would it be out
> > of copyright! The initiating legislation is the National Parks and
> > Access to the Countryside Act 1949 so some could be almost
> that old).
> > Almost all Definitive Maps are years earlier than GPS. The nice men
> > from the council with cheap yellow GPS units (they can't usually
> > afford good ones) are surveying the paths with respect to the
> > definitive map to build a database on path condition to
> assist their
> > statutory duties of maintenance etc. and to cover their
> backsides in
> > case of legal action against them e.g if someone gets hurt
> on a path -
> > this wonderful litigious modern world!
> >
> > Very few Councils indeed (exceptions may be one or two major cities
> > who were initially exempt) are still producing definitive
> maps - just
> > amending them from time to time in respect of a particular path.
> >
> > Mike Harris
> Some cities, including mine, have never had one, but must
> have had a kick up the ass, because last year the were signs
> tied to lampposts asking the public if, when & how they used
> these various paths.
> They were produced for the surrounding country side, and are
> being updated, but not for the urban city centre.
>
> The job of surveying was tendered out to a (hopefully)
> professional surveying company so hopefully they're top of
> the range yellow units!
>
> Cheers
> Dave F.
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