Search results
People also ask
What is the OpenStreetMap license?
Can I use OpenStreetMap?
What is OpenStreetMap ODbL 1.0?
What is OpenStreetMap (OSM)?
Apr 1, 2024 · OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the whole world that is being built by volunteers largely from scratch and released with an open-content license. The OpenStreetMap License allows free (or almost free) access to our map images and all of our underlying map data.
The Open Database License, "ODbL" 1.0, is an Attribution and Share-Alike license for Data/Databases. It was developed by Open Data Commons with input from OpenStreetMap. It offers clearer protection for OpenStreetMap and better clarity to end users.
OpenStreetMap is freely licensed under the Open Database License and as a result commonly used to make electronic maps, inform turn-by-turn navigation, assist in humanitarian aid and data visualisation.
OpenStreetMap is open data: you are free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit OpenStreetMap and its contributors. If you alter or build upon the data in certain ways, you may distribute the result only under the same licence. See the Copyright and License page for details.
Contributor Terms. Attribution Guidelines. Licence/Licence Compatibility. Licence/Waiver and Permission Templates. Takedown Procedure. Historical information. Data extracted from OpenStreetMap after September 2012 is licensed on terms of the Open Database License, "ODbL" 1.0, previously it was licensed CC-BY-SA 2.0. About The 2012 Licence Change.
