Article: Canada's New Government Provides Free Online Access to Digital Mapping Data

http://www.news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articl
eid=290039

"Experts and other users of digital topographic data
will no longer  
have to pay to use digital versions of government maps and
data...As  
well as waiving access fees, NRCan is lifting all cost and
licence  
restrictions on the redistribution of the data. This will
help ensure  
that accurate and consistent information is available for
users."

That sounds pretty cool, especially being a Canadian. 
I'm no expert on mapping data, can anyone with more
experience  
elaborate whether this is the sort of data that could be
useful for  
building open source mapping applications and not have to
agree to  
restrictive licenses on the data?

 From the site:
"The geospatial data are grouped in collections and are
compatible  
with the most popular geographic information systems (GIS),
with  
image analysis systems and the graphics applications of
editing  
software."

and

"The collections include raster data, such as satellite
images or  
scanned topographic maps, vector data, such as
national-scale  
frameworks (grouped by theme), and a database of ground
control points."

Igor

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I've sent this email to Duane Groth, he has extensive
experience in
building GIS mapping application and consults to a number of
companies
in this space so maybe he can explain to us all of the
ramifications of
the Canadian announcement.

 

Regards,

Dean Collins
Cognation Pty Ltd
deancognation.net
+1-212-203-4357 Ph


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> bounceslists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Igor Foox
> Sent: Friday, 6 April 2007 4:57 PM
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> Subject: Article: Canada's New Government Provides Free
Online Access
toDigital
> Mapping Data
> 
> http://www.news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articl
eid=290039
> 
> "Experts and other users of digital topographic
data will no longer
> have to pay to use digital versions of government maps
and data...As
> well as waiving access fees, NRCan is lifting all cost
and licence
> restrictions on the redistribution of the data. This
will help ensure
> that accurate and consistent information is available
for users."
> 
> That sounds pretty cool, especially being a Canadian.

> I'm no expert on mapping data, can anyone with more
experience
> elaborate whether this is the sort of data that could
be useful for
> building open source mapping applications and not have
to agree to
> restrictive licenses on the data?
> 
>  From the site:
> "The geospatial data are grouped in collections
and are compatible
> with the most popular geographic information systems
(GIS), with
> image analysis systems and the graphics applications of
editing
> software."
> 
> and
> 
> "The collections include raster data, such as
satellite images or
> scanned topographic maps, vector data, such as
national-scale
> frameworks (grouped by theme), and a database of ground
control
points."
> 
> Igor
> 
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