On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 3:36 PM, MP<singular...@gmail.com> wrote: >> They just mention that the data is free of charge, but don't make >> further comments as to the license of it. > > I tried to actually download anything ... and I failed ... seems their > server is way too overloaded currently.
i managed to download a few tiles. quality looks good. better than SRTM, anyway. > But in the process, there is some "agreement page" saying this: > ---- > # I agree to redistribute the ASTER GDEM only to individuals within my > organization or project of intended use or in response to disasters in > support of the GEO Disaster Theme. (Required) > > # When presenting or publishing ASTER GDEM data, I agree to include > "ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA." > ---- > > Seems not like very open license, though perhaps something better > could be negotiated ... well... to be fair it was announced "for free" - i was expecting PD, but they didn't say anything about "open". during the sign-up and download process they collect a whole bunch of data about why you're downloading it and what you're going to use it for. i assume this is to generate support for more government funding or something. cheers, matt _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk