> On 05/09/12 12:10, Denis W Payne wrote: > > Councils can simply get an exemption from Ordnance Survey that will > > allow them to publish PRoW mapping data as Open Data - if they wish. > > > > A number (eg Hants - and OK, I know its out of area ...) are already > > publishing this on their website. > > Really? Actually licensed under OS OpenData licence? I noticed that > Milton Keynes council have the PRoWs up but I don't think they are under > a free licence. >
Really, yes!! They were originally exempted under OS' Free to Use terms, but there was a critical announcement in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement (2011) that converted that into OS OpenData™ There is still, of course, a decision by the authority to implement this .... Denis
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