markalex (Feb 15 2026 at 17:21): markalex (Feb 15 2026 at 17:21):Hi all, long time no see)
Today I stumbled onto this page at the PMLP's site: https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/filiale/rigas-1-nodala
It has a map with markers for divisions. As I understand, map is provided by some geolatvija.lv
But usually, when osm rendering is used, there is a copyright somewhere, linking back to osm.
Do you know if absence of the copyright is because geolatvija has some kind of deal with osm?
HellMap (Feb 15 2026 at 17:40):This appears to be just another case of #general > Trūkstošas autortiesību atsauces ("missing copyright notices") That widget looks like made by LVM to include multiple sources, but the layer they use for OSM is just the default tiles. OSM cannot make any "deals" about absence of copyright notice, because basically it's required by the retroactive license - anyone who has edited here has contributed under the license that requires attribution.
markalex (Feb 15 2026 at 18:03):Yes, appears that way. Sorry, failed to find that channel myself :)
A couple questions: LVM is Latvija valsts meži, right? The one doing orthophotos and having something called LVM GEO.
Is geolatvia related to it? Their site says that they are under VDAA.
Rihards Olups (Feb 15 2026 at 21:30):My guess would be that LVM (yes, Latvijas valsts meži, sharing WMS etc via their LVM GEO division) is supplying the tile service and/or additional components. There's probably a public procurement document somewhere...
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