[OSM-dev] What's the attitude on embedding tiles at home or informationfreeway slippy maps on own site?

[Thomas Wood]

2008/11/21 Nick Whitelegg <Nick.Whitelegg at solent.ac.uk>:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have to admit I haven't done much work on Freemap lately - other
> commitments being a big factor but an equally important factor  being that
> my server cannot cope well with an OSM database covering most of England.
>
> So I was considering an alternative approach, in which Freemap no longer
> focuses on providing custom OSM maps for walkers, but rather uses the
> "standard" OSM maps (probably tiles at home/osmarender, as they distinguish
> between tracks with private and public access which is vital for walkers)
> and focuses instead on providing a separate and more lightweight data
> layer which allows walkers to report problems with paths, contribute
> directions in difficult places, photos, etc.
>
> However this would obviously mean Freemap embedding tiles at home or
> informationfreeway.org maps in its own site. How acceptable would this be
> seen to be?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick

Perfectly fine, providing the standard OSM attribution.
In fact, the  OpenLayers definition[0] was produced so people could do
this easily!

[0] http://www.openstreetmap.org/openlayers/OpenStreetMap.js

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Regards,
Thomas Wood
(Edgemaster)