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=What is the
This FAQ is for anyone who wants to use OpenStreetMap geodata for making maps, routing, location or any other purpose. You do not need to register with the OpenStreetMap project. OpenStreetMap geodata is freely available to anyone.
==The OpenStreetMap Geodata
The OpenStreetMap project provides increasingly extensive map data for the entire world that you can download and use for ANY purpose you like.
Usage of the geodata is controlled by a
Firstly, that you '''attribute''' OpenStreetMap, i.e. you show clearly where you got the data from. A lot of contributors have spent and spend a lot of time and effort adding data from virtually every country in the world. We would also like people to know about our project and perhaps use or contribute data themselves.
Secondly, you '''"Share Alike"'''. If you do not make any changes to OpenStreetMap data, then you are unlikely to have a "Share Alike" obligation. But, if you publicly distribute something that you have made from our data, such as a map or another database, AND you have added to or enhanced our data, then we want you to make those additions publicly available. We obviously prefer it if you added the data straight back to our database, but you do not have to, as long as the public can easily get a copy of what you have done. If you do not publicly distribute anything, then you do not have to share anything.
Our
'''Legal Bit!''' Please note that none of this is legal advice. We are but a small not-for-profit, with a goal of publishing big, useful data.
Data contributed prior to September 2012 continues to be available from our archives under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ "CC-BY-SA", the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike version 2.0].
Both
'''Legal Bit!''' Under "CC-BY-SA", the individual contributors, not the Foundation,
==Is it really free?==
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