Free Spatial Data
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Free Spatial Data is available in many places.
Definition of Free Spatial Data
Be careful to closely look at the definition of Free in this context! A lot of data is available freely but only meaning free of cost. Always carfeully distinguish between
- free as in free beer
- Free as in Freedom
Free as in Freedom is well defined in the Free Software definition. One of the corresponding licenses is the GNU GPL. The GNU sibling of the GPL for data is the GNU FDL Free Documentation License as it is used by Wikipedia.
Free Spatial Data Projects
There are quite a few projects aiming at creating, collecting and providing access to Free Spatial Data. The following list gives an overview of available projects. Please extend this list giving a short explanation on a separate Wiki page for each.
- OpenStreetMap
- OpenGeoDB
Meetings relevant to Free Spatial Data
The following list gives an overview of where people meet and met to dicuss, further and develop Free Spatial Data
