OSM Attribution


OSM Attribution

Licence/Attribution Guidelines - Main Page

Attribution Text Section:

  • Attribution must be to “OpenStreetMap”
  • The text must be easily readable and understandable
  • if you have rendered OSM data to your own design, you may wish to use “Map data from OpenStreetMap.”
  • The historical forms of attribution “© OpenStreetMap contributors” or “© OpenStreetMap” are acceptable

Static Images Section:

  • if multiple static images appear on the same document, one instance of attribution is sufficient
  • For images where hyperlinking is not possible, see the “Books, magazines and printed maps” section

Books, Magazines, and Printed Maps Section:

  • the credit must appear beside the map if that is where other such credits appear
  • or in a footnote/endnote if that is where other credits appear
  • or in the “acknowledgements” section of the publication if that is where other credits appear
  • The URL to openstreetmap.org/copyright must be printed out
  • https:// www[.]openstreetmap[.]org /copyright