I feel like there's an argument to be made that the images are a derived work from the data itself, so it may be best to just stick with OSM's license rather than run into any possible issues. (Also, of course, I am biased and prefer copyleft licenses since they support free information.)
*-- * *Tyler Romeo* Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2016 Major in Computer Science On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Ryan Kaldari <[email protected]> wrote: > And in case that isn't decided, I would suggest CC0 so that we don't have > to link to a big explanation from each tile rendering :) > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Ryan Kaldari <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
