Hi Marcus Unfortunately OSM has recently forced a change to it's licence agreement to a version where attribution is not required on any copies that are made of OSM data, probably to appease Microsoft and Bing maps who will then be free to charge for these maps, with no attribution at all. Anybody who has used "nearmap" or Government data sources for their mapping therefore cannot agree to the new terms, and all of their data is going to be removed on 1st April 2011.
As you can imagine there are a lot of upset mappers, and there are alternative sites being set up where the original licence and data will be retained. There are a number of sites doing this including; http://fosm.org Creating a new "Layer" for your data would be a good move from the point of view of mappers, who could not change this data either deliberately or accidentally, and it would therefore be more reliable. Unfortunately these changes are recent and the alternative sites are still a work in progress, and not yet ready to adapt to new requirements. Having said that, go to http://fosm.org/p2/potlatchFosm.xml, and look at the "Background" drop down menu. It includes a number of options for background layers from a variety of sources. Also try http://www.openstreetmap.org, open up the "edit" tab, and select the checkbox option in the bottom left hand corner of the potlatch window, which then shows background layer options. I think all other editors also have these background options, and there are a number of editors out there. I would suggest to you that you make your data available in a format that is compatible with these other background sources, and host the actual data on your own servers. This would also have the advantage that your data will always be up to the minute if and when changes are made. It would then not take much for the mapping applications to import your data as a layer, and you would not need to chase up the different mapping sites and get them to include your data. It would also be a relativity small step to host your own map viewer, which could include your data as a layer as well as the option of google maps, bing maps, open street map, fosm or whatever as a reference to where the boundary's are relative to roads and creeks or coastlines. I do not know what the API's are, or even where to find them, but the nearmap "http://www.nearmap.com/"; people are active and if they cannot help you then I am sure they can point you in the right direction. Andrew. On 23 February 2011 09:01, Marcus Blake <marcus.bl...@abs.gov.au> wrote: > To the Australian OSM community, > > The Australian Bureau of Statistics has recent published the first part of > a new statistical geography, the Australia Statistical Geography Standard or > ASGS for short. The boundaries are based on a new basic spatial unit called > a mesh block which have been aggregated to create efficient spatial units > for the dissemination and analysis of statistical data. They have been > released in advanced of the 2011 Australian census and are fixed for the > next 5 years. The attached links and PDF file provide additional > information. > > The ABS Geography section is presently investigating the possibility of > loaded the new Australian Statistical Geography Standard into the OSM > database. > > As a starting point, I'd like to start a discussion about how this could be > achieved, if it is possible at all. > > From the ABS point of view the principle reason for doing this is that an > the OSM database would hold a copy of the official version of the > boundaries and that this point of truth would be available for all OSM users > and downstream distributors. It would therefore become one of the channels > by which the ABS distributes the ASGS boundaries and associated coding > structures > > There are three main issues I can see need addressing (and probably a large > number of other issues I'm not yet aware of ) > * > 1. Is the OSM database a suitable location for the ASGS* > > The ABS would like to facilitate the use of the new ASGS as much as > possible and the OSM database looks to be an efficient mechanism for the > distribution of the spatial boundaries and codes. But what does the > community think??... > * > 2. Licensing* > > Even though ABS data (including all spatial data) is released under a CC > license it does require attribution (Attribution 2.5 Australia CC BY 2.5). > How is this license model handled under OSM. Is there a means to associated > attribution with particular "layers" within the OSM database? > * > 3. The practicality's of loading load.* > > I note previous posts on loading the ABS Postal Areas and the technical > problems involved. What is the most efficient and best way of load a > categorising these data within the database? Our preference would be to bulk > upload through an FME process. Perhaps this is a question for the imports > list? > * > Any Questions for the ABS?* > > Lastly if there are any questions people have on the new ASGS (and the old > ASGC) or anything on the definition or application of statistical boundaries > I am happy to answer specific queries and contribute to discussions. > > cheers, > > Marcus. > > Marcus Blake > marcus.bl...@abs.gov.au > > Assistant Director > Geography Section > Australian Bureau of Statistics > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > * > Additional Information* > *2911.0.55.003 - Census of Population and Housing: Outcomes from the > 2011 Census Output Geography Discussion Paper, 2011* > > This publication a good diagram of the ASGS > * > ** > http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ProductsbyReleaseDate/DB85CD1D52DE042DCA25783E000E0AF8?OpenDocument > *<http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ProductsbyReleaseDate/DB85CD1D52DE042DCA25783E000E0AF8?OpenDocument> > * > ABS License details: CC Attribution 2.5 Australia* > * > **http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/deed.en*<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/deed.en> > * > The first volume of the ASGS. * > > This includes all the electronic boundaries in MID/MIF and Shape formats > * > **Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main > Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 (cat no. > 1270.0.55.001)* <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1270.0.55.001> > * > The ABS Geography website* > * > **http://www.abs.gov.au/Geography* <http://www.abs.gov.au/Geography> > * > Geography Frequently Asked Questions* > * > ** > http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/home/Frequently+Asked+Questions > *<http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/home/Frequently+Asked+Questions> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Free publications and statistics available on www.abs.gov.au > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > >
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