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Any good examples cities/states/etc contributeing map data as public policy? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by andruid@lemmy.ml to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

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With points of interest being hit or miss in areas I was wondering if anyone knew of places that contributed to openstreet maps as matter of public policy. Any examples?

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[–] GeneralRetreat@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

In the EU and UK, public bodies contribute to mapping data by publishing large amounts of geospatial data using interoperable standards that can be commercially exploited.

This is set in the EU through the INSPIRE Directive, and while the UK is now off doing their own thing, they still use the same standards.

https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/inspire-directive/2

https://guidance.data.gov.uk/publish_and_manage_data/harvest_or_add_data/inspire/