Kuren,
Yep, that's some very cool imagery. And my city (Tucson) is covered, so I'm happy.
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I had a look at the terms of use for Local Live and it seems that the oblique angle images are not public doman. They are provided by Pictometry:
© Copyright 2005 Pictometry International Corporation
Pictometry International Corp is the worldwide leader in digital, aerial oblique imagery and measuring software. The company’s patented imaging process captures georeferenced, high-resolution oblique (at an angle, 3D-like) and orthogonal (straight down) digital images of counties and states. Combined with the company’s interactive software solution, users can see everywhere, measure anything, and plan everything. Pictometry is the exclusive provider to Microsoft of oblique aerial images for use on Windows Live Local, with resolution up to 6 inches per pixel. Additional information on Pictometry can be found at
www.pictometry.com.
The copyright implies that we could not use them in TopoFusion.
Further, the terms of use for Local Live read:
SCOPE OF PERMITTED USE
MapPoint Web Service is for your individual use, solely for internal use by you for your business, or for your own personal use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, sublicense, transfer, assign, rent, sell or otherwise convey any information, software, products or services obtained from the MapPoint Web Service without the prior written consent from Microsoft.
You may not disassemble, decompile or otherwise reverse engineer all or any portion of the MapPoint Web Service or the Content. You acknowledge that the MapPoint Web Service, including the Content, is subject to applicable export control laws and regulations of the United States. You agree not to export or re-export the MapPoint Web Service, including the Content, directly or indirectly, to any countries that are subject to U.S. export restrictions.
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To me it looks like they don't want programs like TF using their new datasets. Any other opinions?
