IANAL but as I understand it, you would have to have them release the data as public domain, under CC0, or under Open Database License (the latter is the OSM license). I don't think something like "permission for use in OpenStreetMap" would be sufficient, as the OSM licensing is intended to also allow use of OSM data in other projects.
Some links: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#2b._XYZ_Organisation_has_data_for_free_download_under_licence_N._Can_I_use_it_in_OSM.3F https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Licence_Compatibility https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/ODbL_Compatibility --Jarek On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 11:56, Joshua Kenney <kenney...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > If I can obtain explicit permission from the city, would I still need to > wait for the LWG approval? > > --Joshua > > On 2019-04-22 16:03, Jarek Piórkowski wrote: > > Hi Joshua, > > > > Welcome to OSM, and thank you for your contributions! > > > > To answer your first question: the non-building data sets (parks, > > address points, bus stops, etc) are not currently importable without > > further effort: we would have to get that exact licence (with text > > including "City of Airdrie") approved by the OSM Licensing Working > > Group. I don't know if the LWG would object to the attribution > > requirements, possibly not, but the approval itself might take quite a > > while anyway, as lawyer things don't move fast. > > > > --Jarek > > > > On Mon, 22 Apr 2019 at 15:42, Joshua Kenney <kenney...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello everybody! > >> Relatively new mapper here. I've been working on mapping my home town, > >> and a couple of other places I've been, for the past 3 or 4 months. > >> > >> I have found that my city of Airdrie, AB has a number of datasets > >> available under an Open Data Licence: > >> > >> http://data-airdrie.opendata.arcgis.com/pages/our-open-licence > >> The licence terms look straight forward enough, are there any additional > >> steps I need to take to confirm compatibility with OSM? > >> > >> One of the datasets includes building footprints. Would importing that > >> get in the way of the import of the national data? Where can I access the > >> national data to compare the quality? > >> > >> --Joshua > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Talk-ca mailing list > >> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca