Seems like this is something that really needs to be fixed. It sure seems dumb that there no attribution to OSM when you embed an OSM map on another webpage.
-Compdude On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Tod Fitch <[email protected]> wrote: > I've changed a web page from using an embedded Google map using the > "Share" with "HTML" option from http://www.openstreetmap.org/ having > selected the tiles to be from Mapquest and found that it embeds exactly > like that, without the OSM attribution. Seems like if you do it from OSM > the attribution should just be there. > > For example, plop this into a web page and look to see what you get: > > <iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" > marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src=" > http://www.openstreetmap.org/export/embed.html?bbox=-119.1426,34.7812,-119.0945,34.8394&layer=mapquest&marker=34.81261,-119.12715"; > style="border: 1px solid black"> > </iframe> > > I guess I could futz with the HTML and setup my own server to be in the > middle and have it add the attribution but that is way more than you can > expect the average user to do. > > -Tod > > > > On Aug 30, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Greg Troxel wrote: > > > > > Greg Troxel <[email protected]> writes: > > > >> > http://www.boston.com/yourtown/specials/truck_crashes_storrow_memorial_drive/ > >> > >> The data looks like osm, and zooming in near Kendall Square and MGH > >> certainly makes it look like OSM. > >> > >> Compare page 3 with: > >> > >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/42.36197/-71.07089&layers=N > > > > I talked with someone at boston.com/globe.com, and now there is > > attribution. Apparently this is tricky because people use mapquest open > > tiles without realizing that they have to attribute osm when doing so. > > This case was fixed within hours of being pointed out, which is great. > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-us mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >
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