I would imagine the County Council would probably be OK with using it to that extent if we sought permission and they were happy with the terms (because once it's in OSM, essentially it can be used by anyone downstream) and I can't see that the status is OS tainted (though anything to do with the geography would be). However, we can't just use it without agreement because, as you can see below the maps, the County Council does indeed claim copyright. The other issue is the ability should it ever be necessary to prove that the geographic info came from surveys not the OS base map: ideally we'd have a textual description from the Council (like the ones they use to describe footpath diversions on statutory notices).
I've talked to the Council about OSM and have contacts, so I'll ask them what they think about this. However, if on the ground the sign says Public Footpath and Public Bridleway (or have the coloured arrow markers on gateposts etc) I think you can be pretty sure that's what they are. There's also the issue that some paths maybe legally designated as foot rights of way, but are permitted to be used by cycles for example under some agreement or other, so to rely solely on the legal status may not actually reflect the position on the ground. So the general OSM principle is to map what you find not what the rules say, though additional information is always helpful. David On 15/03/2010 13:52, Philip Shore wrote: > > Can someone confirm that this source of data is ok to use ? > > > http://bit.ly/bs5mrs > This is the Cambridgeshire County Council's rights of way overlaid on > top of an Ordnance Survey map. > > You can also get there via this link: > > http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/access/findrightsofway.htm > > What I am talking about is only using the access classification data (eg > footpath, bridleway, permissive). > > So, if allowed the process I might go through is: > > 1. Identify an OSM incorrectly classified path using the WheresThePath > app - so I have OS and OSM side by side. > > 2. Check the access status on the County Council's right of way map. > (note I am not using the OS map's classification) > > 3. Update OpenStreetMap attributes for the path. > > > Surely this classification data is the public domain if I source from > the council at least. It would be available to me if I visited the > council in person, but doing it online is a time saver. _______________________________________________ Talk-gb-midanglia mailing list Talk-gb-midanglia@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-midanglia
