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So we don't have just data now, but data-obtained-by-particular-process? If you have a database, should it matter how it was gathered?
by avmich 1y ago
So we don't have just data now, but data-obtained-by-particular-process? If you have a database, should it matter how it was gathered?
- simonw 1y agoYes - it's important to me that I understand the source of the data I've collected and if that source results in restrictions on what I can do with that data. Especially when I'm building databases that I want other organizations to be able to use. Fun fact: many geocoding APIs have restrictions on what you can do with the data you get back from that geocoder - including how long you can store it and whether you are allowed to re-syndicate to other people. That's one of the reasons I like OpenCage: https://opencagedata.com/guides/how-to-compare-and-test-geocoding-services#datausability https://opencagedata.com/guides/how-to-compare-and-test-geoc...