[OSM-talk] Use of OSM data by UNEP without proper attribution
Mikel Maron
mikel_maron at yahoo.com
Sun Jun 23 04:49:46 UTC 2013
I'm checking into it with contacts at UNEP.
* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
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> From: Christoph Hormann <chris_hormann at gmx.de>
>To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 10:54 AM
>Subject: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data by UNEP without proper attribution
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>Hello,
>
>I just saw that the Global Islands Database by the United Nations
>Environment Programme and Partners:
>
>http://gidtool.unep-wcmc.org/
>
>is using OSM coastline data. They also say so in the 'about' info box:
>
>"The Global Islands Database is originally based on Open Street Map
>(using a 1:75,000 Landsat product from the US National Geospatial -
>Intelligence Agency) and has been substantially refined through the
>work of a number of organisations (e.g. UNEP-WCMC, Island Conservation,
>BirdLife International, RSPB, IUCN/SSC ISSG, PIER, Global Island
>Network). The Global Islands Database is an intermediate product that
>is continuously being refined by the user community."
>
>but this is certainly no sufficient as attribution no matter if ODBL or
>CC and their data license:
>
>http://www.unep-wcmc.org/general-data-licence-excluding-wdpa_559.html
>
>is obviously incompatible. Comparisons at a few locations indeed show
>OSM data is widely used there (including non-PGS data) while there are
>also areas with significantly better data than OSM as well as various
>larger errors (i.e. fake islands). And of course some of the more
>recent changes in OSM are not in there.
>
>I am unsure what should be done about this. There are probably no bad
>intentions there and if the mentioned organisations have indeed
>contributed better data it might be nice to have this available to OSM
>as well.
>
>Greetings,
>
>--
>Christoph Hormann
>http://www.imagico.de/
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