Hi All,
This is very interesting!
I wonder would they be interested in doing Ireland - situation here
far worse than in UK - even educational prices are prohibitive.
Thanks for alerting us April,
Julia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlucci, April" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, May 5, 2006 12:24 pm
Subject: FW: CivicAccess forward
To: [log in to unmask]
> Hello everyone
>
> Here's something picked up on the Canadian maps list that mentions
our
> favourite map publisher (and not in the kindest way).
>
> April
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CARTA-L : Canadian Map & GIS Libraries and Archives
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marcel Fortin
> Sent: 04 May 2006 18:17
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: CivicAccess forward
>
> This message just appeared on the CivicAccess listserv. I thought
many
> of you who are not on that list would get a kick out of this project.
> The group is actually going out and making their own data of the
> Isle of
> Wight and will make it available for free. Pity Canada is so big!
>
> ----Original Message by Patrick Dinnen [log in to unmask]
> --
> http://digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=cm&id=3227
>
>
> 'OpenStreetMap, an organisation that is using consumer technology to
> create copyright-free maps, is meeting this weekend (5-7 May) in the
> Isle of Wight [UK] - to map the whole Island and give the data away
> under a Creative Commons license...'
>
> 'Here's the stark reality - technology in the hands of enthused
> membersof the public is changing for ever the business models in
> many areas...'
>
> 'Organisation like the [Ordnance Survey] who do not let their data
> freewill be be left clutching hold of something whose value has been
> severely diminished, if not zero'd...'
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