the important bit is "... make derivative works of the content or any part thereof;" 2(a)
the imagary used by google maps in the UK is owned by BlueSky. They think that the coverage values created by iTreeCanopy, are 'derivative works', and as such not allowed to be published without their consent ...
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- Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:54 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: iTree Canopy, Google Maps, Copyright (UK SPECIFIC)
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- Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:27 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: iTree Canopy, Google Maps, Copyright (UK SPECIFIC)
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Having looked into this, and know someone who has been threatened with legal action from BlueSky for using derived data - I would suggest that anyone in the UK does not use iTreeCanopy to calculate percentage coverage as the derived data can then not be used in any publications. For instance you ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:09 am
- Forum: Applications and Utilities
- Topic: i-Tree Eco in the UK - data requirements
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A-Philips (and anyone else in the UK) - a word of warning - don't use iTree Canopy in the UK - the aerial imagary is from BlueSky, and due to google licence conditions, one can't use derived data. Basically this makes iTreeCanopy almost useless for UK useage.
someone used itree canopy, obtained a ...
someone used itree canopy, obtained a ...
- Thu Nov 22, 2012 7:46 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: iTree Canopy keeps reverting to 0 Longitude 0 Latitude
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- Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:50 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: iTree Canopy, Google Maps, Copyright (UK SPECIFIC)
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- Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:51 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: iTree Canopy, Google Maps, Copyright (UK SPECIFIC)
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iTree Canopy, Google Maps, Copyright (UK SPECIFIC)
Could someone clarify for me the issue with creating points against google maps, and then exporting the data to use elsewhere?
It would seem that there might be a copyright issue - I would assume that this is covered in the licence that iTree have to use google maps, so that we the clients can then ...
It would seem that there might be a copyright issue - I would assume that this is covered in the licence that iTree have to use google maps, so that we the clients can then ...