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The #GeospatialCommission has published a list of 300 or so datasets it says are used during the housing and planning process, and highlights in particular a list of 50, "49 of which are covered by OGL".
gov.uk/government/pub… #Geo6 #ukhousing #geospatial #opendata (or not)
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gov.uk/government/pub… #Geo6 #ukhousing #geospatial #opendata (or not)
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The GC's list includes some useful datasets, but also quite a few errors. The effect is to overstate the number of #opendata resources that are readily available for the purposes of housing and planning in the UK.
I'll just run through some of the licensing issues …
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I'll just run through some of the licensing issues …
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Land Registry's INSPIRE Index Polygons are not re-usable under the Open Government Licence in any meaningful sense, because use of the polygons is subject to additional Ordnance Survey terms. gov.uk/guidance/inspi… + ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/lice… #deriveddata not-#opendata
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