New OS data

From November 19th 2010, a new Ordnance Survey trading model is introduced.

As a Promap customer you won't need to take any action as any changes will happen automatically in the system. However you may want to know more about the licence changes and data sets now available so we have included a brief overview of some of the key points.

'Free to Use' terms

The Ordnance Survey have also classified their terms relating to 'Free to Use' data or derived data. Please refer to the brief summary below:

What is Derived Data?

This is where, in the creation of new data, Ordnance Survey licensed data has been:

• Copied
• Replicated
• Reproduced
• Generalised
• Used to infer the position of new data

This applies equally to features and feature attribution

What is not classed as Derived Data?

• Data created by means of an independent survey
• Features geo-referenced using GPS which are then displayed on Ordnance Survey licensed data
• Data created as described above and then overlaid on Ordnance Survey licensed data for verification purposes (unless features are repositioned as a result)
• Additional, independently sourced, descriptive information or attribution that has been attached to Ordnance Survey licensed data

Definition of 'Free to Use Data' means Data created by the Customer:

a) using a topographic dataset as a source to infer the position of the data you create; or

b) which copies in part a feature (copying in part meaning where the data created partially coincides with a feature in the source topographic dataset);

In each case provided that the data:

(i) does not copy a feature in whole, and does not copy feature attribution in whole or in part;

(ii) does not represent a feature or feature attribution in the source topographic dataset;

(iii) is not a substitute for a feature or feature attribution in the source topographic dataset; and

(iv) can be used independently of licensed data