See below regarding usage of Fulton County data. Since the use constraints (which is actually only on the download page, I think) have the standard disclaimer, there's no special statement required, correct?
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Import of Building Footprints and Tax Parcels into OpenStreetMap Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:20:23 -0500 From: Williams, Steve <[email protected]> To: Saikrishna Arcot <[email protected]> Saikrishna, Fulton County has no objections to the incorporation of our publicly distributed data into OpenStreetMap. The metadata associated with the data states that there are no use constraints other than the requirement to read and understand the liability statement. Do you need a separate statement for each dataset? I'm not sure what you mean by a "public" statement. If you feel you are able to use our data, I can ensure that you get the latest version of each dataset. We also have address points data which is more comprehensive then the address that appear in the parcel data, but you can use either. Regards, Steve Williams Interim CIO/Director Department of Information Technology Fulton County Government 141 Pryor Street SW, Suite 8022 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404)612-2539 *From:*Saikrishna Arcot [mailto:[email protected]] *Sent:* Thursday, January 09, 2014 4:49 PM *To:* Williams, Steve *Subject:* Import of Building Footprints and Tax Parcels into OpenStreetMap Hi, My name is Saikrishna Arcot. I am a contributor to the OpenStreetMap project, a collaborative open project to create a global geodata set freely usable by anyone. I'm currently working to import the 2006 Driveway Access data <https://data.georgiaspatial.org/index.asp?body=preview&dataId=41524> in the Georgia State GIS Clearinghouse into OpenStreetMap to add address data. The OpenStreetMap community noticed that there is a 2011 version of a building footprints and a 2013 version of tax parcel data available through the Fulton County Geoportal website. It would be extremely beneficial to import the building footprint data and the tax parcel data into OpenStreetMap, so that there would be address data spatially joined with the building footprints and be of more value to users than having just the address data. To import this data into OpenStreetMap, either the data has to be in a license that is compatible with the Open Database License <http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/> or explicit permission has to be provided to allow the use of the data in OpenStreetMap. I was unable to determine what license, if any, the data is under, which is why I'm writing to you. If the data is in a license that isn't compatible with the Open Database License, is it possible to provide a public statement that the data can be used in OpenStreetMap? Such a statement could look like the following: "The #ORGANISATION# has no objections to geodata derived in part from #DATASET# being incorporated into the OpenStreetMap project geodata database and released under a free and open license." For reference, here are some facts about OpenStreetMap: * The OpenStreetMap project currently has over 750,000 registered contributors worldwide. Our main website is http://www.openstreetmap.org * We are mandated to make our geodata available in perpetuity under a free and open license. We are not allowed to use a commercial license, but commercial organizations are allowed to use our data under similar terms. * Our data is currently published under the Open Database License 1.0 <http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/>. * Most of our geodata is contributed by individuals. However, we are very grateful when able to incorporate or derive from other geodata datasets where license terms are compatible. * We formally attribute all such sources at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Attribution, using any specific wording if you request. We also try to provide a link to this page with any extract of data from our database. However, for reasons of practicality, we do not require end-users to repeat such attribution since it runs into hundreds. * We also keep a public track of third party data use at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue and usually have a project page for each dataset, describing how we use it and whether there are any license restrictions to be aware of. * If you have any specific legal questions, the OpenStreetMap Foundation's License Working Group can be reached at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and will be glad to help. Thank you. -- Saikrishna Arcot
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