[OSM-legal-talk] Using geocoding results in an app

[Marcel Kühn]

Hello everybody,

I've been looking through the archive of the mailing list, yet haven't 
found a definite answer to this. I'm building an app in which the users 
can fill in address information for their own or other locations. This 
address information needs to be converted to lat / loon coordinates, 
which are then saved in the database. I've currently planned on using 
mapquest for the geocoding, which uses OSM data.

So, here's my question: Do I have to make the geocoded data (addresses + 
lat / lon coordinates) available as a download? If so I'm afraid I have 
to look for other ways to geocode my data / ditch the app since I guess 
couldn't afford the possible traffic generated by those downloads.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks,

Marcel