The underlying data is ODbL which is properly attributed per OSM
guidelines. The license for tiles themselves is a different issue, OSM
decided to CC them, we're not claiming any additional copyright so far,
until legal tells us in https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T111224

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
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