Hi Andy, I'm probably going to have to put together some legal statement on this, but here is how I envision it. All data submitted it property of the person who submitted it. I try and get as much data as possible from the public domain so that it's free to use by everybody, and there are no issues. But, if you submit a track for inclusion, I believe you own that track (since you created it), and I guess are effectively licensing it for Southwest Trails' use. SW Trails will ALWAYS be free, so I don't plan on making any money off of other people's work. It takes quite a bit of effort to get tracks into this product, but it's a labor of love, and I'm hoping it can stay that way. I may accept donations to cover software/hosting expenses in the future. I may work something out with the Trails Co-Op, supplier of most of the data I have now, to make raw data available to everybody. I certainly have no problems sharing any tracks created by myself. You can download tracks for most of the trails I have right now by going to http://www.redtrails.com/. As I move from the alpha to the beta and then final release stage, I'll be more explicit with licensing questions. It'll likely be a creative commons license. Thanks, Mark On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Andrew Ayre wrote: > Hi Mark, > > When a person submits the data, who owns it? > > Will people have access to the raw data derived from everyone's > contributions? > > What license will you use to redistribute people's contributions? > > Andy > > > Mark Fleming wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Some of you may recall earlier this year when I started a brief thread >> about creating an overlay mapset for Garmin GPS receivers that contains >> trails in the Southwest. Well, that project is now a reality, and I have >> just released the first alpha version today! You can check it out at : >> http://www.outdoor-resources.com/SW_Trails/ >> >> This mapset is designed to transparently overlay any existing maps you >> have on your Garmin GPSr. With this mapset, you can see, and follow, and >> trails that are in your area. No longer do you need to download tracks or >> routes to your GPSr when all you want to do is have the trail. Assuming that >> your desired trail is in the current data set, you're covered! >> >> I would very much appreciate people at least checking out the web page and >> providing constructive feedback. This project is in it's infancy, and there >> is lots of work to be done. But, in my own field testing, it's proven to >> work pretty well so far. I intend to allow user contributions in the very >> near future, so you can send me new trails or corrections to current trails. >> Anything that makes it better! >> >> Thanks! >> >> Mark S Fleming >> http://www.outdoor-resources.com/SW_Trails/ >> Geocaching : GoNorthWest >> Twitter : GoNorthWest >> > > > -- > Andy > PGP Key ID: 0xDC1B5864 > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >