I am working on a search engine map project (It's free access, but there are ads) that use a geocoder to search POI from text, and I would like to integrate partner private data to our database imported with Imposm. According to the ODBL licence, this database should be considered a Derivative Database. However, it is not clear in my mind : can I enrich OSM POIs with our private partner data, or should I create two separate databases in order to not mix OSM and private partner data in our geocoder search? asked 11 Nov '21, 19:50  fatal69300 edited 12 Nov '21, 17:16 |
2 Answers:
I am not a lawyer but when I had a similar situation I used two databases, one for the OSM data and one for the proprietary data. It meant that I had to do two queries and merge the results at run time which is less efficient but it also meant there was no doubt in my mind that I was properly following the OSM licensing. answered 12 Nov '21, 16:00  n76 |
You should have a look at the community guidelines https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Community_Guidelines in particular https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Community_Guidelines/Collective_Database_Guideline_Guideline answered 16 Nov '21, 08:10  SimonPoole ♦ |
Thank you for your answer. Indeed, I think I don't have the competency to understand ODBl licensing. I will keep the two database separate and ask a lawyer if necessary