hi, I am working on a manuscript for publication in a scientific journal. It is a case study and I would like to show the location on a map with 2 levels; where in the country and then an enlargement of the area, and on that mark where the research took place. (sort of like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:California_county_map_(San_Francisco_County_enlarged).svg ) Is this permitted to use OSM maps for that, and what do I have to keep in mind? thanks! elsa asked 28 Nov '12, 14:50  elsa |
4 Answers:
OSM is a free map for any and every one to use, which is why I and others add to it. Please credit OSM maps in the book, see this to find out how and if you make a lot of money I'm sure a donation would be welcome. https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright answered 28 Nov '12, 19:58  andy mackey |
You can find some topics about your aims if you enter keywords like book, publish, magazine or similar in the search field of this FAQ site. But be aware: in late summer 2012 we had a change in licence when you publish OSM data. In some manner it also affects when you publish printed maps as a derived work or similar ... this can be under a capable free licence like CC-by-SA. See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/en and all linked pages to get more information. PS: If you want to display own objects or markers on your printed maps, give us more information in detail as a comment answered 28 Nov '12, 19:58  stephan75 edited 28 Nov '12, 20:00 |
Take a look at the papers linked from https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Research , and reference your images accordingly (keeping in mind the license change, as mentioned). answered 28 Nov '12, 20:39  gormo |
I am in the same situation: I use OpenStreetMap as the background for my scientific results. Based on the existing literature, the best I found is
(Fig. 1 in Vladimir Vukadinovic, Fabian Dreier, Stefan Mangold, Impact of human mobility on wireless ad hoc networking in entertainment parks, Ad Hoc Networks, Volume 12, January 2014, Pages 17-34, ISSN 1570-8705.) for an image with only OSM data. So when there are GPS points, or any other information on the map, I would go for:
Possibly with the link to OSM. answered 01 May '15, 12:51  antonind |
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