From 1cc161b59dcbaf9262a11b5a6f403348556496eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Simioni Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 16:23:10 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update data-sources page for OpenAddresses share-alike data Now that we plan to import share-alike data, we need to tell users where they can find out which OpenAddresses data is actually share alike. The state.txt file on the OpenAddresses website has that information. --- data-sources.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/data-sources.md b/data-sources.md index df9d397..2d1f9af 100644 --- a/data-sources.md +++ b/data-sources.md @@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ Layers: OpenAddresses is by far the largest dataset by number of records used by Mapzen Search. Even though it only contains address data (as in no building names or other metadata), it's a great resource for global geocoding. -Many of the sources used in OpenAddresses require [attribution](https://mapzen.com/rights/). Mapzen Search _does not_ import OpenAddresses sources marked as Share-Alike by the OpenAddresses project. +The license for each individual source within OpenAddresses differs. Many of the sources require [attribution](https://mapzen.com/rights/), and many others have a share-alike clause. +*Note:* Mapzen Search does _not_ currently return license information directly, but the license and attribution requirements for each source within OpenAddresses can be determined from the machine-readable [state.txt](http://results.openaddresses.io/state.txt) file published on the OpenAddresses website. ## Who's on First