[Geodata] Historical Boundaries Dataset

[Christian Willmes]

Hi,

Rafal Wawer schrieb:
> Hi Christian,
> The scanned maps form the  Rumsey Map Collection is published under
> the Creative Commons License:
> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
>
> as stated on the bottom of this page:
> http://www.davidrumsey.com/index4.html
>
> in seciton "copyright information". So you can digitize and publish
> the results inunder the same CCL license, the only other thing you
> have to do is attributing the source.
>
> Actually you can avoid following the license - if the mandatory
> attribution does not suit you - by scanning maps yourself. I do not
> think any copyrights apply for the atlas maps form XIXth or XVIII
> century - but it is always wise to check (-:
>
This sounds really good to me, I think I will use this davidrumsey maps
(as far as they fit our needs) because the copyright is somewhat "clear".
Anyway the paper maps we have of that time are not made in that time.
They are actually made in the 1960's and 1970's...

Thanks to all for the good hints! :-)

greets
Christian

> Best regards:
> Raf
>
> Dr. Rafal Wawer
> K.U.Leuven
> R&D Division SADL (Spatial Application Division)
> Celestijnenlaan 200e bus 2224
> BE-3001 Leuven-Heverlee
> Belgium
> tel. 0032 16 329731
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Willmes"
> <c.willmes at uni-koeln.de>
> To: <geodata at lists.osgeo.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Geodata] Historical Boundaries Dataset
>
>
> thanks Rafal,
>
> Yes I know that way, and we have nice maps in the mapcollection of our
> Instiute from that time and also a good A0 Format Scanner, but I try to
> avoid that kind of work... ;-)
>
> but If I do It that way, would it be legal to publish the digitized data
> under a free open licence to share it with the community, even if the
> (paper)map itself is copyrighted?
>
> best regards,
> Christian
>
> Rafal Wawer schrieb:
>> Hi,
>> In case you won't find such dataset, you can digitize the boundaries
>> yourself, basing upon a scan of old atlas map from the repository of
>> David Rumsey Map Collection. You can georeference it easily, eg in
>> Quantum GIS and use at least as a background.
>>
>> Best regards:
>> Raf
>>
>> Dr. Rafal Wawer
>> K.U.Leuven
>> R&D Division SADL (Spatial Application Division)
>> Celestijnenlaan 200e bus 2224
>> BE-3001 Leuven-Heverlee
>> Belgium
>> tel. 0032 16 329731
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Willmes"
>> <c.willmes at uni-koeln.de>
>> To: <geodata at lists.osgeo.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:35 PM
>> Subject: [Geodata] Historical Boundaries Dataset
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is this the right place to ask something like that?? If not please
>> direct me to a more appropriate place. :)
>>
>> Does somebody know if there is a Historical Boundaries Dataset from
>> around 1900 of the complete world? Especially colonial borders in Africa
>> of that time are of interest, but the rest of the world also.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Christian
>>
>
>