Spatial Data Records in Copyright Cartography

Map users impose today very clear requirements on cartographers. According to the research conducted and described author, even 31% of users expect the official maps with the contents not older than one year, and 26% the contents not older than five years. In the copyright cartography the commercial products (e.g. road maps, tourist maps and similar) are expected to be "up to date". The most demanding part in the production of each cartographic presentation is the collection, compilation and processing of spatial data. Map authors are responsible for the data presented on maps, apart from copyright, and referring to the described need to update the records of spatial data, this demand is not always easy to fulfil. The paper presents the classification into copyright and official cartography based on the level of influence that the author has on cartographic presentation.