I should probably give an update on where this is... I met the guy who manages the GIS data for UBC. He was a nice guy, seems to have done some playing with OSM related tools and he thinks all the data should be in OpenStreetMap. He's been told that he can give the data to people who ask for it, on the grounds that they could collect it anyway (I don't think he'll give the tree data, because apparently we'd be mad to collect the point of every single one ourselves). He gave some useful points if talking to other UBC people, such as: they work on calculating RoI(return on investment) for everything; and mentioning that the government and Vancouver council have given away data so they should to.
I've been taught by OSM to be doubly sure on the license of data, and it probably differs from usual use because: it's out of academia; it can be used commercially; the attribution to UBC PlantOps is not always visual. I had also already sent an e-mail asking the Records Manager. The Records Manager hasn't replied to my e-mail (and a second e-mail just asking for a 'hello' response). This seemed to be the person we could get the okay from. So I'm wondering what step to take next: 1) I could go down a level and get something like 'okay unless told otherwise' permission from the GIS man who wants it to be in OSM. 2) Go much up in the university to someone who decides policy, and go from the angle 'people use OSM maps, they should see the campus' advertising. This would skip PlantOps saying they need money from the work they did. It would involve contacting 'busy' people though, and I'm not yet sure who exactly. 3) Wait it out or try harder to get a reply. I don't have a phone anymore but maybe I should work out using one. 4) Freedom of Information Request? I'd need to know from someone legally-knowledgeable if this makes it okay to use. I actually already have the data sent to me. It takes up to 30 days just for a reply anyway. Maybe I should post this to the 'imports' list too, and see what the consensus is on getting permission from who. -- Gregory o...@livingwithdragons.com http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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