Can these maps be used in research works.

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Can these maps be used in research works. #31

Closed bedantaguru closed 5 years ago

bedantaguru commented 6 years ago

Given the fact stated in Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016, can I use state and country boundary maps in research works..

devdattaT commented 6 years ago

This data can be used as it's been released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 India license.

The 'Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016' was only a draft, and never actually became a law, so it is not really relevant to your usage. According to the current laws, if you 'publish' a map, you need to get it verified by the Survey of India, and in that case the source of the data has no bearing. See this discussion for more details.