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OpenStreetMap

Collaborative world map, free to use and reuse under the ODbL licence with attribution.

  • Free, with trade-offs
  • the web

Overview

OpenStreetMap is an open data source, available on the web.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

OpenStreetMap is free, with trade-offs (account, ads, data or attribution) detailed below.

Its licence could not be established at the source: check the terms on the official website.

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from openstreetmap.org (free status) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from openstreetmap.org — Résumé éditorial LicitPro

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