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illegal-use-of-OpenStreetMap
Maps & Geospatial2020–2023
matkoniecz / illegal-use-of-OpenStreetMap

illegal-use-of-OpenStreetMap

Documenting eggregious cases of using OpenStreetMap without required attribution

3Distinct people
4Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
60GitHub stars
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What to know before exploring

What it is

Documenting eggregious cases of using OpenStreetMap without required attribution

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year4 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2020-12-23 13:01:01 UTC to 2023-10-26 05:17:43 UTC.

0122020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20202021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2023

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202

What Hacker News says

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See https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Attribution_Guideline... > While the lower right corner is traditional, any corner of the map is acceptable. Alternatively, the attribution may be placed adjacent to the map or on a splash screen or pop-up shown when a user starts the app, device, website, etc. Please add attribution “© OpenStreetMap contributors” or “© OpenStreetMap” in the bottom right corner. There is a large community of volunteers around the world who contribute to this map. There's a list of illegal usage at https://github.com/matkoniecz/illegal-use-of-OpenStreetMap#w...
In Show HN: Private Maps for iOS – Minimalist OpenStreetMap

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