JSOM can open Shpefiles using a plugin such as OpenData(mostly used for imports). iD uses GeoJSON for rendering(GPX files) so I guess you could trigger a raw GeoJSON file to render as well.
As far as I know it would not be legally to map border from a source witch license we do not support, not by hand in any editor. You will haft to find another source with a supported license! // Albin 2015-03-31 1:40 GMT+02:00 [email protected] <[email protected] >: > Tim, > > I'm interested in having the link. > > PS: This is for the whole list: what's the best workflow for getting > Shapefiles or GeoJSON into the editors (iD/JOSM)? > > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 6:47 AM, Tim Waters <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've uploaded the NHGIS Historical States & Counties shapefile to a >> server, can give the link via IRC or just ask via email if you want to use >> it. It's a 237mb tarball. >> >> I believe the data is from the US Census dept which I think is public >> domain? But I couldn't find much on the NHGIS site about their license - I >> think they ask for attribution if the data is used in academic reports. >> >> We selected U.S. state, territory, and county boundaries for every decade >> from 1790 to 2000, which are included as polygons. For the sake of >> simplicity, we pulled together all of the records and merged the records >> over the decades for which a geometry did not change (viz. boundaries >> remained stable). This therefore includes decade ranges and geometries for >> both states and counties. >> >> Tim >> >> On 26 March 2015 at 10:58, Tim Waters <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You can also get US historical county boundaries from >>> https://www.nhgis.org/ >>> >>> For the LoC's gazetteer, we at Topomancy got all boundaries per decade >>> and merged the geometries with start and end date stamps together where the >>> geometry has not changed from period to period >>> >>> >>> http://loc.gazetteer.us/search?q=amelia%20virginia&page=1&bbox=-79.17022705078125,36.033552893400376,-76.55548095703125,37.844494798834596&origins=nhgis >>> >>> I'm not sure of the licensing of this NHGIS dataset, but I should be >>> able to find the shapefile easily enough. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> On 25 March 2015 at 22:44, Jeff Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Todd - >>>> >>>> It would be great if you could take the lead on patching / >>>> collaboratively drafting. We do need some help here. >>>> >>>> That said... this is a big question area - how _do_ we want to manage >>>> the data inside OHM? We aren't bound to adhere to the OSM ODBL license >>>> (apologies if I'm out of date on the latest OSM licensing thinking). But, >>>> if we have plans to import much OSM data (a la city stripping), which is a >>>> huge advantage of leveraging the OSM stack and data, we should think >>>> carefully about how we mix data from OSM along with data from other sources >>>> (e.g. Open Context, Pleaides) that might cc0-based/variations of database >>>> licenses (and possibly preferable to ODBL for OHM). >>>> >>>> This all makes me wonder if all OHM imports and data entry should be >>>> explicitly tagged with a data source (for provenance and copyright >>>> purposes). >>>> >>>> We definitely need some leadership here (Todd?) & I'd be glad to >>>> recruit legal assistance to help us figure out / implement what is is we'd >>>> like to do. >>>> >>>> - Jeff >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 12:17 PM, [email protected] < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Eric, >>>>> >>>>> That's great to know! On a related note: we need to update this >>>>> documentation ASAP: http://www.openhistoricalmap.org/copyright >>>>> >>>>> Is this something I could patch? Or do we want to draft it >>>>> collaboratively? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 1:12 PM, [email protected] < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Very important points Jerry. Thank you! I guess I'll start tracing >>>>>> these by hand in JOSM/geojson.io then. ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> A more direct route could be to discuss a change in licensing >>>>>> directly with The Newberry. Sounds like the idea is off the table for now >>>>>> though. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> –Tod >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 1:08 PM, SK53 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The data are CC-BY-NC-SA. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's not something we have talked about in any detail, but in >>>>>>> general I would assume we want to work OHM on license terms similar or >>>>>>> equivalent to OSM (i.e., ODbL, which allow commercial usage). The >>>>>>> academic >>>>>>> world tends to release things CC-BY-NC-SA, but recent German case law >>>>>>> interprets that as 'for private use only', e.g., publication in a >>>>>>> journal >>>>>>> published by a for-profit company, even if the author receives no >>>>>>> payment, >>>>>>> would (quite rightly IMO) be deemed commercial. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This does raise a problem because many in the digital humanities are >>>>>>> fine with CC-BY-NC-SA, there is no consensus to accept eliminating the >>>>>>> non-commercial restriction. It also means that certain fine digital >>>>>>> humanities data collections are not directly usable in OHM. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is an issue which we need to discuss. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jerry >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PS. I have looked at time to time at historical boundaries in >>>>>>> England & Wales: even quite recent boundary changes would be useful, >>>>>>> just >>>>>>> to interpret some current Open Data releases. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 25 March 2015 at 17:39, [email protected] < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyone want to work with me to get these boundary changes into OHM? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Tod Robbins >>>>>>>> Digital Asset Manager, MLIS >>>>>>>> todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Historic mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Tod Robbins >>>>>> Digital Asset Manager, MLIS >>>>>> todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tod Robbins >>>>> Digital Asset Manager, MLIS >>>>> todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Historic mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jeff Meyer >>>> Global World History Atlas >>>> www.gwhat.org >>>> [email protected] >>>> 206-676-2347 >>>> >>>> OpenStreetMap: Mapping with a Human Touch >>>> osm: Open Historical Map (OHM) >>>> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Historical_Map> / my OSM user >>>> page <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/jeffmeyer> >>>> t: @GWHAThistory <https://twitter.com/GWHAThistory> / @OpenHistMap >>>> f: GWHAThistory <https://www.facebook.com/GWHAThistory> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Historic mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > Tod Robbins > Digital Asset Manager, MLIS > todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins> > > _______________________________________________ > Historic mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic > >
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