[okfn-discuss] should crowdsourced map data be open?

Sun Apr 5 21:46:09 UTC 2015

> 1) should such crowdsourced data be open to anyone for download and reuse?

IMHO: yes, but this depends also on term of use of the platform

> 2) any existing crowdsourcing map platform allows anyone to download map
> data by default?

again:
it's depend on the term of use.
eg.
Google Map Maker
https://www.google.com/mapmaker/intl/en/mapfiles/s/terms_mapmaker.html
=> you can't
OpenStreetMap
http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/en => you can