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dgerard at gmail

Aug 21, 2009, 4:10 PM

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Leaked UK Ordnance Survey report on freeing map data

http://wikileaks.org/wiki/New_Digital_Master_Map_for_Great_Britian:_Confidential_Advice_to_Ministers%2C_2009

This is a survey that they didn't want made public, about the costs
and benefits of releasing map data. They've clearly fiddled the cost
numbers. Now to try to get accountability for the clear fiddles.

- d.

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waldir at email

Aug 22, 2009, 1:03 AM

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Re: Leaked UK Ordnance Survey report on freeing map data [In reply to]

Going through the benefits they mention of their "hybrid" model, the
following bits caught my attention:
- provide wider rights across the (...) public sector, enhanced data
sharing and clarifying non commercial re-use of derived data
- remove the restrictive licence framework to the public sector
- provide maximum transparency and level playing for competitors
I wonder if are they considering CC-BY-NC?
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waldir at email

Aug 22, 2009, 1:13 AM

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btw: http://twitter.com/OrdnanceSurvey/status/3424623841
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geniice at gmail

Aug 22, 2009, 11:00 AM

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Re: Leaked UK Ordnance Survey report on freeing map data [In reply to]

2009/8/22 David Gerard <dgerard [at] gmail>:
> http://wikileaks.org/wiki/New_Digital_Master_Map_for_Great_Britian:_Confidential_Advice_to_Ministers%2C_2009
>
> This is a survey that they didn't want made public, about the costs
> and benefits of releasing map data. They've clearly fiddled the cost
> numbers. Now to try to get accountability for the clear fiddles.

Given the difficultly in acquiring OS stuff that is already PD don't
get your hopes too high.

--
geni

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