Licence/Licence and Legal FAQ: Difference between revisions

There are strict rules about what can and cannot be imported into the OSM map and these rules depend upon the source of ownership and license terms relating to such data. In all cases, any data you contribute should improve the OSM map and not degrade it (just because you can contribute it doesn’t necessarily mean you should!). You need to consult with the OpenStreetMap community on this., see the [[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import See the Import Wiki]Wikipage].

This is a complex question. The licence applied to the dataset needs to be compatible with the ODBL or otherwise you have informed the licence owner and obtained their consent. Guidance on what licenses are considered compatible can be found in our [[Licence/Licence_Compatibility|hereLicence Compatibility Guidelines]]. Please note that if you import incompatible data, the relevant data will be removed from our map.

Yes., see the [[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines See the Import Guidelines] for non-licence considerations]].

Where it is allowed to contribute data, the OpenStreetMap Community provides further guidelines on how to do the import here: [[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines Import Guideline]Guidelines] on how to do the import.