[OSM-talk] Russia becoming more open with mapping?

[Maxim Dubinin]

This is a good step forward, but please don't buy it that easily.

Famous map collectioner (no economic profit whatsoever!) just sentenced for 4
years in jail. No fun.

Right now we're in discussion another emerging investigation with a
paraplanerist who is 'remote sensing' with his Canon.

More government control and spending on mapping related stuff - yes.
More openness and less regulations or at least clarity - no.

Russian government does not have required regulations for 'public' geodata -
a somewhat official answer from the cadaster authority is sitting on my desk telling:

Me: Is this data public
Them: Yes, according to state law blahblahblah this data is public.
Me: Does it mean we can do this and that with it?
Them: Regulations on this topic do not exist.

-
Maxim
http://gis-lab.info


Вы писали 25 июня 2010 г., 20:00:23:

JS> Mapping and cadastral information for Russia have not previously been
JS> openly and freely available. These products were edited, cen­sored
JS> often and in many cases the work was simply not completed, thus the
JS> framework for building a modern digital cadastre system did not exist.
JS> Times change and the situation changes, and it is rapidly changing for
JS> the better.

JS> http://www.vector1media.com/vectorone/?p=5802

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