On 12/12/13 12:19 PM, Mike N wrote: > On 12/12/2013 11:50 AM, Ian Dees wrote: >> Another option is to spend time to collect address data from local >> municipalities and work on methodically importing them. I started this >> process and have collected a couple hundred address datasets here: > > Are all those negotiated as OSM license-compatible? The #1 stumbling > block I see on the imports list is getting the data owners to declare > their data as having an OSM-acceptable set of license terms. the NY stuff listed that comes from the NY GIS clearinghouse is problematic; the clearinghouse agreement isn't OSM compatible* so you have to negotiate with the individual data providers (which are frequently the County GIS departments). those negotiations are frequently not very easy.
richard (* at least, it wasn't compatible about 2 years ago when i last read through it. i would be stunned and amazed if it actually changed for the better.)
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