Use of MapBox Raw TIles for Offline Maps

[srinivas kodali]

Is it possible to use the raw tiles from MapBox for making an offline application and redistribute the application?

I am confused with the legal terms of MapBox. Th Legal terms are as follows:

1. Devices — phones, tablets, computers — may cache an unlimited amount of map imagery for offline use or to improve performance. You may not proxy or redistribute cached content.

2. You may derive datasets from MapBox open data sources with proper attribution according to our guidelines. MapBox Maps are owned by MapBox and you may not derive works from them without a license.

The two are contradicting each other in a way.

I intend to make an android app with offline content of the raw tiles. I need some help with the legal terms.

Regards,
Srinivas

[Johnson Chetty]

On 20 March 2013 01:59, srinivas kodali <iota....@gmail.com> wrote:

Is it possible to use the raw tiles from MapBox for making an offline application and redistribute the application?

I am confused with the legal terms of MapBox. Th Legal terms are as follows:

1. Devices — phones, tablets, computers — may cache an unlimited amount of map imagery for offline use or to improve performance. You may not proxy or redistribute cached content.

In an offline app, would the map tiles be considered as cached content? In that case, no!
 

2. You may derive datasets from MapBox open data sources with proper attribution according to our guidelines. MapBox Maps are owned by MapBox and you may not derive works from them without a license.

The two are contradicting each other in a way.

I intend to make an android app with offline content of the raw tiles. I need some help with the legal terms.

Why not try asking them directly about this? Seems like an edge case they weren't thinking of when specifying the clauses.

Regards,
Srinivas

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Johnson Chetty

[Arun Ganesh]

1. Devices — phones, tablets, computers — may cache an unlimited amount of map imagery for offline use or to improve performance. You may not proxy or redistribute cached content.

This deals with any of the tiles hosted by map box as their hosting plans varies with the number of tile views. Caching is fine, but not redistributing tiles since you would be bypassing the mapbox service.

 

2. You may derive datasets from MapBox open data sources with proper attribution according to our guidelines. MapBox Maps are owned by MapBox and you may not derive works from them without a license.

Mapbox Maps are those created by Mapbox and may be copyright as they are the tile creators, the data they use however is all open and you can create your own tiles if you so wish . 

What you would want to do for your case is to use tilemill using the data sources that you want to generate your own tile set in the .mbtiles format and either serve it via the web or package it with the app itself.

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Arun Ganesh

(planemad)