The STYLE of the map is in https://github.com/kartotherian/osm-bright.tm2
which is a fork from https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-studio-osm-bright.tm2
-- released by Mapbox under a 3 clause BSD license
<https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-studio-osm-bright.tm2/blob/master/LICENSE.txt>
(IANAL).

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:21 PM, Max Semenik <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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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>
> --
> Best regards,
> Max Semenik ([[User:MaxSem]])
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