# OpenStreetMap data license and attribution (ODbL)

- id: src_01M569G9591MH7E4G4AMHYBTQN
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T16, T19 · tags: maps, odbl, share-alike, location, level:established
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:20:01.694Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569G9591MH7E4G4AMHYBTQN

Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

```json
{
  "archived": null,
  "revision": {
    "ref": null,
    "pinned": false
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Terms for OSM map data: ODbL with attribution and share-alike obligations for derived databases, documentation under CC BY-SA 2.0, and separate tile/API usage policies. Core source for map and location layout data in set planning.",
  "source_type": "documentation",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "OpenStreetMap Foundation",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "ODbL 'produced work' vs 'derived database' boundary for rendered or AI-generated maps is a legal question not settled here."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": null
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] OSM data is licensed under ODbL by the OpenStreetMap Foundation; you must credit OpenStreetMap and make clear the data is under the ODbL; if you alter or build on the data you may distribute the result only under the same license. · locator: Page body, data license and attribution · source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
- [sourced_fact] Documentation is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0; the page states no license for cartography/tiles and says free map tiles/API for third parties cannot be provided, pointing to Tile Usage and API Usage Policies. · locator: Documentation and tiles paragraphs · source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
- [sourced_fact] Attribution display rules vary by use (browsable maps, printed maps, static images) per the attribution guidelines. · locator: Attribution paragraph · source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- dataset: license=ODbL-1.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=restricted training=unknown · ODbL: attribution and share-alike for derived databases (per page). Whether model training or generated imagery triggers share-alike is not addressed by the page. · evidence: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
- documentation: license=CC-BY-SA-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=restricted training=unknown · Documentation CC BY-SA 2.0 per page. · evidence: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

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