Interesting decision - UK row over publishing public mapping data (Roger Longhorn). This is one of the many problems with ambiguous and selective users in user agreements.
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More fun from the UK.
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Roger
Public sector bodies in the UK will not be able to publish data on
Google Maps, despite a new deal lifting restrictions on the distribution
of public mapping data.
UK government mapping agency the Ordnance Survey collects and sells
mapping data to the public and private sector. The agency recently
signed an agreement with the UK Government to provide free geographic
information to around 800 public sector organisations. The Public Sector
Mapping Agreement (PSMA) comes into effect in April next year and gives
councils and public bodies free and unlimited access to government
mapping data where previously they would have been charged. The move
forms part of the government?s pledge to open up officially held
information, so councils and public bodies can easily and efficiently
improve local services and local people can see at the touch of a button
how their local services are doing. But currently local authorities
can?t use Google Maps ? the most popular online mapping system - to
publish the location of services, though they will be able to use other
web mapping systems. This is because the Ordnance Survey claims Google
claims the right to use data displayed on Google Maps, a right the OS
doesn?t want to grant, according to a blog by the Ordnance Survey. The
Ordnance Survey and Google are in ongoing discussions on the issue.
http://www.spatialsource.com..au/2010/08/23/article/UK-row-over-publishing-public-mapping-data/LGTKRZHCLD.html
<http://www.spatialsource.com.au/2010/08/23/article/UK-row-over-publishing-public-mapping-data/LGTKRZHCLD.html>
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