Re: [OSM-talk] International Boundaries from Department of State

2011-09-29 Thread Arun Ganesh
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Chris Hill  wrote:

> The terms of use say only for non-commercial use, which is not acceptable
> for use in OSM
>
>
Ah missed that, the page on wikipedia said public domain. There's
surprisingly scarce info about the GADM project, no mention of sources, how
it was done, or the people behind it.

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Re: [OSM-talk] International Boundaries from Department of State

2011-09-29 Thread Chris Hill
The terms of use say only for non-commercial use, which is not acceptable for 
use in OSM

Arun Ganesh  wrote:

>Regarding the administrative boundaries, why is there no mention of the
>GADM
>dataset[1] as a potential data source? Its the most accurate and
>detailed
>public domain set of worldwide boundaries that I have come across.
>
>[1]http://www.gadm.org/
>
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Re: [OSM-talk] International Boundaries from Department of State

2011-09-29 Thread Arun Ganesh
Regarding the administrative boundaries, why is there no mention of the GADM
dataset[1] as a potential data source? Its the most accurate and detailed
public domain set of worldwide boundaries that I have come across.

[1]http://www.gadm.org/

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