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Can I use Yandex maps as a background for map creation?

link: http://maps.yandex.ru

yandex background

asked 15 Dec '11, 03:50

Лекс Ливень
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I live in Kazakhstan. There are only 2 sources of images that shows my town in appretiate quality - Google and Yandex. I can't use Google Maps because of license policy. Does Yandex use the same license?

Я живу в Казахстане. Только два источника отображают мой город в приемлемом качестве - Google и Яндекс. Google нельзя использовать из-за лицензионной политики. Яндекс использует такую же лицензию?

(15 Dec '11, 10:30) Лекс Ливень

One Answer:

Apparently no, but you can use the yandex panorams (aka streetview). I guess they do not control the license of the map data, so they cannot give it away like they do for their streetview ? The Russia page on the wiki probably has more information.

answered 15 Dec '11, 10:23

Vincent de P... ♦
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