Ordnance Survey OpenData

3 April 2010 Geoff Zeiss

Ordnance Survey OpenData is indeed open, in the many senses of the word.  The web site is up, there’s a lot of free data and the license is nonrestrictive.

You are free to:

  • copy, distribute, and transmit the Data
  • adapt the Data
  • exploit the Data commercially whether by sub-licensing it, combining it with other data, or by including it in your own product or application.

You must:

  • acknowledge the copyright and the source of the Data by including any attribution statement specified by the Data Provider.
  • include the same acknowledgment requirement in any sub-licenses
  • ensure that you do not use the Data in a way that suggests the Data Provider endorses you or your use of the data
  • ensure that you do not misrepresent the Data or its source
Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include the convergence of BIM, CAD, geospatial, and 3D. In recognition of his efforts to evangelize geospatial in vertical industries such as utilities and construction, Geoff received the Geospatial Ambassador Award at Geospatial World Forum 2014. Currently Geoff is Principal at Between the Poles, a thought leadership consulting firm. From 2001 to 2012 Geoff was Director of Utility Industry Program at Autodesk Inc, where he was responsible for thought leadership for the utility industry program. From 1999 to 2001 he was Director of Enterprise Software Development at Autodesk. He received one of ten annual global technology awards in 2004 from Oracle Corporation for technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. Prior to Autodesk Geoff was Director of Product Development at VISION* Solutions. VISION* Solutions is credited with pioneering relational spatial data management, CAD/GIS integration, and long transactions (data versioning) in the utility, communications, and public works industries. Geoff is a frequent speaker at geospatial and utility events around the world including Geospatial World Forum, Where 2.0, MundoGeo Connect (Brazil), Middle East Spatial Geospatial Forum, India Geospatial Forum, Location Intelligence, Asia Geospatial Forum, and GITA events in US, Japan and Australia. Geoff received Speaker Excellence Awards at GITA 2007-2009.

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