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179            <span>&copy;</span>OpenStreetMap <br> contributors
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185          <h1 class="text-white fw-light"><span class="user-name">OpenStreetMap</span> provides map data for thousands of websites, mobile apps, and hardware devices</h1>
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190    <div class="bg-body px-5 py-4">
191      <p class="lead">OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data
192about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.
193</p>
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199    <h2 class="flex-grow-1 mb-0">Local Knowledge</h2>
200  </div>
201  
202        <p>OpenStreetMap emphasizes local knowledge. Contributors use
203aerial imagery, GPS devices, and low-tech field maps to verify that OSM
204is accurate and up to date.
205</p>
206
207</section>
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209<section>
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211    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="30" height="30" class="flex-shrink-0"><circle cx="15" cy="15" r="13" fill="none" stroke="silver" stroke-width="4"></circle><path fill="silver" d="m15 7-6 6v7h4v-4h4v4h4v-7z"></path></svg>
212    <h2 class="flex-grow-1 mb-0">Community Driven</h2>
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215        <p>
216          OpenStreetMap's community is diverse, passionate, and growing every day.
217Our contributors include enthusiast mappers, GIS professionals, engineers
218running the OSM servers, humanitarians mapping disaster-affected areas,
219and many more.
220To learn more about the community, see the <a href="https://blog.openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap Blog</a>,
221<a href="/diary">user diaries</a>, <a href="https://blogs.openstreetmap.org/">community blogs</a>, and the
222<a href="https://www.osmfoundation.org/">
222OSM Foundation</a> website.
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231    <h2 class="flex-grow-1 mb-0">Open Data</h2>
232  </div>
233  
234        <p>
235          OpenStreetMap is <i>open data</i>: you are free to use it for any purpose
236as long as you credit OpenStreetMap and its contributors. If you alter or
237build upon the data in certain ways, you may distribute the result only
238under the same licence. See the <a href="/copyright">Copyright and License page</a> for details.
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243<section id="legal">
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246    <h2 class="flex-grow-1 mb-0">Legal</h2>
247  </div>
248  
249        <p>
250          This site and many other related services are formally operated by the
251<a href="https://osmfoundation.org/">OpenStreetMap Foundation</a> (OSMF)
252on behalf of the community. Use of all OSMF operated services is subject
253to our <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use">Terms of Use</a>, <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Acceptable_Use_Policy">Acceptable Use Policies</a> and our <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy">Privacy Policy</a>.
254
255        </p>
256        <p>
257          If you would like to use OpenStreetMap maps or data please make sure to attribute OpenStreetMap—refer to <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Attribution_Guidelines">Attribution Guidelines</a> for more information.
258
259        </p>
260        <p>
261          Specifically for using a screenshot from OpenStreetMap directly in your book, publication, film or TV show, you do not need to ask for permission as data in OpenStreetMap is open for all to use. Refer to the <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Attribution_Guidelines">Attribution Guidelines</a> and see existing examples in <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Films">Film</a> and <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/TV_series">TV</a>.
262
263        </p>
264        <p>
265          Please <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/Contact">contact the OSMF</a>
266for any other licensing, copyright or other legal questions.
267
268        </p>
269        <p>
270          OpenStreetMap, the magnifying glass logo and State of the Map are <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_Policy">registered trademarks of the OSMF</a>.
271
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279    <h2 class="flex-grow-1 mb-0">Partners</h2>
280  </div>
281  
282        <p>Hosting is supported by <a href="https://www.fastly.com/">Fastly</a>, <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Corporate_Members">OSMF corporate members</a>, and other <a href="https://hardware.openstreetmap.org/thanks/">partners</a>.
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