In my never-ending quest for new and challenging things to do, or that I fall into, I am in the process of writing a book about canoeing and kayaking in the Houston, Texas area. As we all know, maps are really wonderful tools to have at our disposal in locating put-ins, take-outs, and yeah, even the path of our proposed paddling. Constructing a map for our own purposes or to share with a few friends is one thing, but putting them together for commercial publication raises the issue of copyright and permissions. I'm sure among our Paddlewisers are those who have produced maps and published them. I'd love to hear from you on how you dealt with the copyright/permission issues. My hope is I can superimpose my GPS (Garmin) tracks on top of aerial or topo maps or navigation charts. I recognize another little challenge in liability, and I know from experience that commercial maps are often wrong, from either physiographic changes to the areas we paddle, or downright errors, a! nd I'm hoping a disclaimer will take care of that potential problem. What is your experience? Recommendations? Software? Publisher? Aerial photography or mapping? Thanks in advance. Natalie Wiest Galveston TX *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 01 2004 - 17:32:57 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:31:18 PDT