[Geodata] Geodata Directions

[Landon Blake]

Thanks for the input Richard. That website looks very interesting, and I
will read it over on my lunch break today.

You wrote: "...there are things happening  
behind the scenes with enormous significance for open geodata  
licensing, and it's important that we don't dilute effort by charging  
off in different directions."

I agree. I don't want to muddy the waters, I was just trying to respond
to David's e-mail by indicating my personal willingness to move things
forward. If there is already a coordinated effort on Geodata licensing,
I can start with my inventory of geodata access polocies among public
agencies in California.

Landon

P.S. - I will e-mail you off-list to learn more about the "behind the
scenes" action. :]

-----Original Message-----
From: geodata-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:geodata-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Richard Fairhurst
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:22 AM
To: geodata at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [Geodata] Geodata Directions

Landon Blake wrote:

> In the spirit of less talk and more action, I personally volunteer to
do
> the following:
>
> -          Provide a brief written summary of available geodata
licenses
> to this mailing list by the end of December 2007.
>
> -          If no suitable "open" geodata licenses exist, work on a
draft
> license that can be presented to this mailing list be the end of
> February 2008.
>
> -          Once existing or draft geodata licenses are "approved" by
the
> OSGeio, provide (simple) web site design services and web hosting for
a
> "Geodata Licensing" web site that serves a purpose similar to the
> Creative Commons website. The goal will be to have a functioning
website
> set up by the end of April 2008.

Open Data Licence at http://www.opencontentlawyer.com/open-data/ is  
the one to watch.

If you want more info mail me off-list - there are things happening  
behind the scenes with enormous significance for open geodata  
licensing, and it's important that we don't dilute effort by charging  
off in different directions.

cheers
Richard

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