2007/9/11, Amedee Van Gasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Tue, September 11, 2007 20:13, Nicolas Pettiaux wrote: > > > Exact, but one of the issue, is that in Belgium for example, most of > > the maps and datas are collected by the National Geographic Institute > > (a former miltary department, now civil but still heavily connected to > > the army) and they are paid by our taxes money. They charge for their > > data, and sell the to private people as well as companies who > > sometimes resell them. > > For road maps too? That is done by other companies like Geocart and De > Rouck (in .be)
Euhm, on the maps of the NGI are roads to ... ;-) Other governement organisation that collects geo-information (and charges if you want to use it): http://www.agiv.be/gis/diensten/geo-vlaanderen/?catid=8 -- wannes -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com You can find list info and your subscription configuration options at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be