Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Usage of NW trails/Switchbacks data

In some of the Homebrew maps I have been using NW Trails data - it has been in most cases used as a reference, but nevertheless, it has been.
So I need to give proper attribution.
From now on, I will make sure this happens better.

Their license, btw:
"Copyright © 2012 Jon Stanley

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the author(s) be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

The accuracy of the data contained in this dataset varies greatly. These maps and data are to be used for reference purposes only. The author(s) are not responsible for any inaccuracies and no responsibility is assumed for damages or other liabilities due to the accuracy, availability, use or misuse of the data presented. Installation and use of this data is at your own risk.

Permission is granted to anyone to use this data for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:

1. The origin of the data must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you recorded and compiled the original data.
2. If you use this data in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation is required.
3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original data."

For amazing resources see this website:
http://www.switchbacks.com/nwtrails/

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