What is the license for the map tiles, i.e. the cartography rather than the data? Open Street Maps uses CC-BY-SA, although they don't really make it clear who is supposed to be attributed. It looks like our tiles are different though.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Tomasz Finc <[email protected]> wrote: > The Discovery Department has launched an experimental tile and static maps > service available at https://maps.wikimedia.org. > > Using this service you can browse and embed map tiles into your own tools > using OpenStreetMap data. Currently, we handle traffic from *.wmflabs .org > and *.wikivoyage .org (referrer header must be either missing or set to > these values) but we would like to open it up to Wikipedia traffic if we > see enough use. Our hope is that this service fits the needs of the > numerous maps developers and tool authors who have asked for a WMF hosted > tile service with an initial focus on WikiVoyage. > > We'd love for you to try our new service, experiment writing tools using > our tiles, and giving us feedback < > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Maps> . > If you've built a tool using OpenStreetMap-based imagery then using our > service is a simple drop-in replacement. > > Getting started is as easy as > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps#Getting_Started > > How can you help? > > * Adapt your labs tool to use this service - for example, use Leaflet js > library and point it to https://maps.wikimedia.org > * File bugs in Phabricator > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/discovery-maps-sprint/> > * Provide us feedback to help guide future features > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Maps> > * Improve our map style <https://github.com/kartotherian/osm-bright.tm2> > * Improve our data extraction > <https://github.com/kartotherian/osm-bright.tm2source> > > Based on usage and your feedback, the Discovery team > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Discovery> will decide how to proceed. > > We could add more data sources (both vector and raster), work on additional > services such as static maps or geosearch, work on supporting all > languages, switch to client-side WebGL rendering, etc. Please help us > decide what is most important. > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps has more about the project and related > Maps work. > > == In Depth == > > Tiles are served from https://maps.wikimedia.org, but can only be accessed > from any subdomains of *.wmflabs .org and *.wikivoyage.org. Kartotherian > can produce tiles as images (png), and as raw vector data (PBF Mapbox > format or json): > > .../{source}/{zoom}/{x}/{y}[@{scale}x].{format} > > Additionally, Kartotherian can produce snapshot (static) images of any > location, scaling, and zoom level with > > .../{source},{zoom},{lat},{lon},{width}x{height}[@{scale}x].{format}. > > For example, to get an image centered at 42,-3.14, at zoom level 4, size > 800x600, use > https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,4,42,-3.14,800x600.png > (copy/paste the link, or else it might not work due to referrer > restriction). > > Do note that the static feature is highly experimental right now. > > We would like to thank WMF Ops (especially Alex Kosiaris, Brandon Black, > and Jaime Crespo), services team, OSM community and engineers, and the > Mapnik and Mapbox teams. The project would not have completed so fast > without you. > > Thank You > > --tomasz > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
