Slap on the back all round I think. I'll raise a glass at the Brum social tomorrow night :-)
Cheers Andy >-----Original Message----- >From: talk-gb-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-gb- >boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Richard Fairhurst >Sent: 31 March 2010 9:36 PM >To: talk@openstreetmap.org; talk-gb OSM List (E-mail) >Subject: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey > >For those who don't live on Twitter: > >The UK Government has just announced its decision on freeing Ordnance >Survey data. Full document is at >http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/corporate/pdf/1528263.pdf > >Quick summary of what'll be released: > >- medium-resolution vector data (Meridian2), includes street geometries >and names though the curves are a bit angular: see >http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/meridian2/ >- another new vector dataset called OS VectorMap District, scope as yet >unknown >- StreetView raster data (includes street names, building outlines) >- postcodes, though with points ("unit centres") not areas (Code-Point >Open) >- administrative boundaries (Boundary-Line) >- gazetteer (OS Locator) >- terrain data (Land-Form PANORAMA) >- a couple of negligible very small-scale maps > >Contrary to original proposal, Landranger and Explorer rasters >(1:25k/1:50k) will not be included. > >Data available tomorrow (Thursday) at >http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata . > >Licence will be "without restrictions on use and re-use". Original >proposal was CC-BY. The response notes that several respondees (many of >whom read this list, I suspect) suggested either pure PD or the ODC >licences because of the database rights issue, but doesn't actually say >what the licence will be. > >I'm sure there are a few other things we'd have liked to have seen >(aerial imagery, for example) but on balance this is a great result IMO >- and one that wouldn't have happened without OSM. > >Suggest follow-ups to talk-gb. > >cheers >Richard > >_______________________________________________ >Talk-GB mailing list >talk...@openstreetmap.org >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2780 - Release Date: 03/31/10 >07:32:00 _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
