Terms and Conditions of Use:
In an effort to provide information to our citizens and facilitate the
neighborhood planning and rebuilding process, we are providing these datasets
for free. These datasets may be used for private, public or commercial use.
The City of New Orleans (“the City”) provides the information “as-is”, and shall
incur no responsibility or liability as to the completeness or accuracy of this
information. The City, and other agencies from which the data were sourced,
assume no responsibility arising from use of this information by individuals,
businesses, or other Agencies. THE MAPS AND ASSOCIATED DATA ARE PROVIDED WITH
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Do
not make any business decisions based on these data before validating your
decision with the appropriate government office or agency.
Except where expressly protected by current State law, the City’s GIS data MAY
be redistributed or used for derivative works, including maps, reports, graphs
and GIS projects, so long as the GIS Data Request Policies and Procedures
policy document and the FGDC-compliant metadata are both included.
Additionally, the City must be referenced as the original data provider. The
user is obligated to describe any or all modifications they have made to the
data and must update the corresponding metadata file where appropriate. The
user also specifically agrees not to imply that any changes made by the user
were approved by the City. If new datasets are built using these free datasets
as a foundation (joined to this data through any of it’s data members, or
spatial locations), the City of New Orleans must be provided with a copy of the
derivative dataset for free. The author of the derivative dataset may specify
that the City may not redistribute the data through this or any other data
sharing program.
The user MAY NOT use the City’s GIS data in any publicly accessible interactive
map services without the written expressed consent of the City of New Orleans.
In addition to the inclusion of the above information in any re-distribution or
use of the data, the following disclaimer must be prominently displayed on all
printed maps, digital web pages, or other reproductions utilizing the GIS data:
Disclaimer Notice
"This information is derived from the City of New Orleans Enterprise GIS
Database. The data are not a survey-quality product and the end user assumes
the risk of utilizing it. The City of New Orleans does not assume any liability
for damages arising from errors, omissions, or use of this information. End
users are advised to be aware of the published accuracy, date, compilation
methods, and cartographic format as described in the accompanying metadata, and
are advised to utilize these data appropriately."
This disclaimer shall apply to any authorized or unauthorized transfer of all or
parts of the GIS Database.