On 7/12/2012 1:12 AM, Kai Krueger wrote:
On 07/10/2012 01:38 PM, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
I've been wondering if it would be possible to put a fixed URL on the
tile and/or API servers that application programs could fetch to
retrieve the current attribution string for that particular tile
server? Something like 0/0/0.txt or some-such that we could simply
code into the tile-based clients to fetch the desired string instead
of coding it directly in the clients?
I think this sounds like a good idea. Rather than 0/0/0.txt, I would
use a name like attribution.txt or license.txt in the base directory
of the tile style. It allows for different attribution for different
styles on the same server while still having a meaningful name.
In addition I would suggest to add an attribution.html that has the
attribution string as a html snippet with the correct hyperlink to the
license and contributors.
If people think this is useful, I could add this to mod_tile to help
standardize the attribution URL.
You captured my request precisely and I like your proposed names as
well. And for anyone looking to balance this off against precedent,
just think of robots.txt, but at the base directory of each tile style.
This would go a long way to making attribution a) easier, b) under the
control of the style publisher, and c) possible to be displayed by tile
clients that allow user-configuration of the tile servers. Right now, my
software can't really tell whose tiles are being displayed in order to
provide correct attribution because the user configures the tile server,
port, and URL prototype.
Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ
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