[mkgmap-dev] [PATCH] Creating contour lines from DEM data

Sat Jul 4 01:21:38 BST 2009

Hi!

Thilo Hannemann schrieb:
> As there are some people on this list who will publish their created 
> maps I'll have to add a caveat though: You should make sure that the 
> data source you use for the generation of the contour lines is 
> compatible with the OSM license. See 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ and 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Common_licence_interpretations.
> 
> The reason why I bring that up is that for example the improved SRTM 
> data by CIAT-CSI is in my opinion *not* compatible with the OSM license!

A very good hint. The understanding of all discussions on the matter is 
that the current OSM licence does not allow mixing with CIAT data nor 
with ASTER data. So you cannot publish those maps.

bye
         Nop