An API for the registries would be an excellent idea. I have been meaning to do it for the CSCC Access Data for years, ever since Bill Chadwick put together his brilliant
Mendip Cave Map. It is all a matter of time and priorities.
gardouth said:
@RobinGriffiths
Please can you tell me your reasons for wanting an API and what data you would want. There are a number of liability issues with letting data be public as it *could* be displayed out of context. Cave details without warnings for example. There could be possible scope for limited data availability.
The CSCC data is available under these conditions:
The CSCC Access Information is made freely available subject to the following conditions:
1. That a ?Copyright ? CSCC Year. This data is available from
www.cscc.org.uk? notice is displayed.
2. That a date is displayed showing how current the data is.
3. That access information can be displayed without location information, but location information cannot be displayed without access information.
4. That digital data supplied by the CSCC must not be re-distributed.
5. By downloading the CSCC Access Guide XML File you show that you accept these conditions.
No 3 is the novel one.
I include a summary of the conditions in the description field which means there is a fair chance they will be observed since it will take an effort to strip them out.
Code:
return '{ "response": "let's do it" }';