Comments on: OpenStreetMap Baghdad http://brainoff.com/weblog/2007/02/21/1231 Mikel Maron :: Building Digital Technology for Our Planet Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:12:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: mikel http://brainoff.com/weblog/2007/02/21/1231#comment-2950 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:25:42 +0000 http://brainoff.com/weblog/2007/02/21/1231#comment-2950 I agree, pretty sure about that. Would be nice to have a confirmation on that though from NIMA. I agree, pretty sure about that. Would be nice to have a confirmation on that though from NIMA.

]]> by: tim (chippy) http://brainoff.com/weblog/2007/02/21/1231#comment-2949 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:36:27 +0000 http://brainoff.com/weblog/2007/02/21/1231#comment-2949 Hi Mikel, It was mentioned in the openstreetmap irc channel a few days ago: The NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping Agency of USA) have a 2003 map of Baghdad, which we're pretty sure is public domain (although there is a "copyright 2003 US Government" notice on it - it also says "no copyright claimed under title 17 U.S.C." ) http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg We should be able to make lots of headway entering in the major street names and P.O.I's using this Hi Mikel,

It was mentioned in the openstreetmap irc channel a few days ago:

The NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping Agency of USA) have a 2003 map of Baghdad, which we’re pretty sure is public domain (although there is a “copyright 2003 US Government” notice on it - it also says “no copyright claimed under title 17 U.S.C.” )

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg

We should be able to make lots of headway entering in the major street names and P.O.I’s using this

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