OpenStreetMap charge point maps

[Nik]

Moderator's note: These posts were moved from the EV Friendly Businesses thread.

I think we should promote EV-friendly businesses wherever possible so here's a thread to post them in.

Excellent idea. How easy is it to create a Google Maps category for this sort of thing?

 

[jcstp]

Excellent idea. How easy is it to create a Google Maps category for this sort of thing?

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Charging_station

 

[jcstp]

Excellent idea. How easy is it to create a Google Maps category for this sort of thing?

it's possile in openstreetmap

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Charging_station

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

it's possile in openstreetmap

Unfortunately, OpenStreetMap is very restrictive when it comes to licensing the data for third parties to use. If you'd like some history then please review the OSM legal talk list here;

http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk

Or our comments on supporting charge points here;

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Charging_station

These restrictions are one of the main reasons why we decided to develop our own database for the OpenChargeMap project. We are trying to encourage Governments and automakers to use the same database and they won't support restrictive or proprietary databases.

 

[jcstp]

Unfortunately, OpenStreetMap is very restrictive when it comes to licensing the data for third parties to use. If you'd like some history then please review the OSM legal talk list here;

http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk

Or our comments on supporting charge points here;

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Charging_station

These restrictions are one of the main reasons why we decided to develop our own database for the OpenChargeMap project. We are trying to encourage Governments and automakers to use the same database and they won't support restrictive or proprietary databases.

indeed for now it looks complicated!
some people seem to have long toonails there too

but of wat I understand the licencing is about to change
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ
But I do not understand the mumbojambo they write! I am no lawyer!
I just hope it's going in the good direction ;-)

 

[jcstp]

Unfortunately, OpenStreetMap is very restrictive when it comes to licensing the data for third parties to use. If you'd like some history then please review the OSM legal talk list here;

http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk

Or our comments on supporting charge points here;

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Charging_station

These restrictions are one of the main reasons why we decided to develop our own database for the OpenChargeMap project. We are trying to encourage Governments and automakers to use the same database and they won't support restrictive or proprietary databases.

I found this site with chargingpoints based on openstreetmap
http://e-laad.nl/zoek-een-oplaadpunt

 

[jcstp]

I wonder if the chargingpoints are added via this website http://www.oplaadpalen.nl/
anyhow it has a free app for iphones , tomtom & google earth with chargingpoints

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

but of wat I understand the licencing is about to change

You are correct that OSM are changing both the database license and the contributor terms. Unfortunately, the new license (ODbL) still has "Share-Alike" requirements which is unacceptable to many websites and apps that have commercial aspirations.

My plan is to provide an interface between OSM and OpenChargeMap in the hope that we can prevent OSM from creating another proprietary charge point database... we already have more than 50 databases worldwide and the last thing we need is another...

 

[vfx]

Well I hope you are successful. It seems the more EV drivers I meet (which is a lot) they all have chargers they know about that are not on any map.