Nearmap now allows for derived information to be used to populate OpenStreetMap. See: [http://files.nearmap.com/public/website/legal/nearmap-community-licence.pdf 14th of December Community Licence]
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|text=Due to the new [http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License/We_Are_Changing_The_License upcoming OpenStreetMap license change], from June 18 2011 onwards NearMap can no longer be used as a data source to derive data for OSM. See [[NearMap PhotoMaps#Legalites|NearMap legalities]] below.
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|text=You may use Nearmap to derive information for OpenStreetMap on the terms of [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons licence (Attribution, Share Alike)], according to the [http://files.nearmap.com/public/website/legal/nearmap-community-licence.pdf current community licence] (updated 14th December 2011.) See the current licence below.
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'''[http://www.nearmap.com/ NearMap]''' is an Australian aerial imagery and location based media company that (amongst other things) creates high resolution aerial imagery over major Australian cities.
'''[http://www.nearmap.com/ NearMap]''' is an Australian aerial imagery and location based media company that (amongst other things) creates high resolution aerial imagery over major Australian cities.
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Nearmap imagery was used for OSM tracing from 2009 up until June 17, 2011. Many objects currently in OSM are still sourced from Nearmap imagery.
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Nearmap imagery was used for OSM tracing from 2009 up until June 17, 2011 when Nearmap dis-allowed use; however as of 14 December 2011 the community licence outlined that it would once again allow for derived works for on the terms of a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons licence (Attribution, Share Alike.)]
= Legalities =
= Legalities =
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Use of Nearmap aerial imagery as a source for OpenStreetMap was only permitted by NearMap until 17 June 2011, however it was subsequently revealed that [http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2010-August/007013.html existing derived data would be allowed] to stay in the OpenStreetMap database.
Use of Nearmap aerial imagery as a source for OpenStreetMap was only permitted by NearMap until 17 June 2011, however it was subsequently revealed that [http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2010-August/007013.html existing derived data would be allowed] to stay in the OpenStreetMap database.
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This means that any NearMap derived data is considered clean and is not a blocker to accepting the new contributor terms, however no new data may be derived for use in OpenStreetMap.
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During this period until 14 December 2011 the previous NearMap derived data was considered clean and was not a blocker to accepting the new contributor terms, however no new data was to be derived for use in OpenStreetMap.
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This is no longer the case as the [http://files.nearmap.com/public/website/legal/nearmap-community-licence.pdf current community licence] outlines that Nearmap may be sourced for edits on the terms of a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons licence (Attribution, Share Alike.)]
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==Current Licence==
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{{Quote|text=We invite you to Use the Licensed PhotoMaps or Modified PhotoMaps to derive information. You will own all Derived Works that you create. However, you may only distribute Derived Works to others on the terms of a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons licence (Attribution, Share Alike)] (and you may use any version of that licence you wish, whether localised for a particular country or not). For example, you may Use the Licensed PhotoMaps or Modified PhotoMaps to obtain information which you can then use to populate or
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update OpenStreetMaps.|sign=Nearmap|source=Community licence, clause 5, version 2.2 (14th December 2011)}}
= Coverage =
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