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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Sindile,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Its not as easy as this. I am aware of certain datasets having copyright restrictions despite the Government procuring such. Tenderers could for example offer a lower price with a restriction that it only be used by the municipality, the base custodianship policy makes provision for such copyrights and royalties (if need be) – despite the government being the “custodian”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Custodian does not mean owner. For example, the SG is the custodian of Cadastral data, but holds no copyright to that data – the land surveyors do. Even the GIS data they derive is not the copyright of the department.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I support a discussion on this issue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peter<b><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Africa [mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sindile Bidla<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 15, 2018 9:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> Africa local chapter discussions <africa@lists.osgeo.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo Africa] Ideas on writing a petition to access municipal spatial data<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Dear List,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Most municipalities in the country are making it difficult to access spatial data that has been paid for through our taxes:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>1. selling of spatial data<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>2. signing data agreements that prevent reuse<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>3. providing access to spatial data only if conducting a municipal project<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I am proposing that we start a petition in this regard, because government policy is quite clear with regard to access to spatial data.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>What I would like ideas on is:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>1. is there appetite from the community in this regard?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>2. should we have a single petition which will be sent to individual municipalities and key government department?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>3. is there an online platform that we could use?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>4. any other idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=""><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=colour><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#888888'>Sindile XJ 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