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OS map tiles


Postby GillC » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:53 pm

Hi Paul

Saw an entry when looking at a route map re not stealing map tiles, OS royalties etc, Does this cover printing the maps or is there a particular way of "stealing" the tiles?

Ta Much :roll:
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Re: OS map tiles

Postby Paul Webster » Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:36 pm

Hi Gill

You are allowed to print the maps for your own use - our OS licence allows you to print 10 copies of each map in that way, which seems a strange limitation (do people have lots that blow away) but there you go!

The 'stealing' thing is about websites or apps that are nothing to do with Walkhighlands but trick our server into sending the maps, so that we get the bill for their website or app. :( Under control at the moment.
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Re: OS map tiles

Postby GillC » Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:18 pm

Thanks for that Paul...certainly been known to print 2 copies lol. :wink:
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