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Data credits

Last updated: October 2026

OpenVFR is built on open data. These are the sources the app shows, what each is used for, its licence, and any notice the licence requires. Each provider's data is governed by its own terms. The app shows the same credits in its map information (i) panel. How these providers are reached, and what they see of your requests, is described in the Privacy Policy.

Maps

  • OpenStreetMap

    Basemap, land use, water, landmarks and obstacles, including extracts via Overpass, Geofabrik and osmdata coastlines.

    Licence: Open Database License (ODbL)

    © OpenStreetMap contributors

  • Protomaps

    Vector basemap tiles, fonts and map symbols.

    Licence: BSD-3-Clause (software and styles); data © OpenStreetMap contributors

  • Esri World Imagery

    Optional satellite basemap, for planning only.

    Licence: Esri terms of use

    Powered by Esri

  • Natural Earth

    Country outlines.

    Licence: Public domain

Aeronautical data

  • OpenFlightMaps

    Airspace, aerodromes, navaids, reporting points and runways (OFMX).

    Licence: Open Database License (ODbL)

  • OpenAIP

    Obstacles, and airspace and aerodromes where OpenFlightMaps has no coverage.

    Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0 (non-commercial use only)

  • FAA NOTAM Management Service

    NOTAMs and NOTAM areas.

    Licence: FAA terms of use

Terrain and elevation

  • Copernicus DEM GLO-30

    Hillshade, contour lines and the offline terrain model.

    Adapted: Smoothed, extended past coastlines and borders, and re-encoded as map tiles.

    Licence: Copernicus DEM licence (free and open, commercial use permitted). Citation: DOI 10.5270/ESA-c5d3d65

    produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved

  • EU-DEM v1.1 via OpenTopoData

    Terrain along the route (vertical profile, minimum safe altitude) and ground elevation.

    Adapted: Sampled along the route, converted to feet, and the minimum safe altitude derived from it.

    Licence: Copernicus data policy (free and open); served by the public OpenTopoData API

    EU-DEM v1.1 from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service, produced with funding by the European Union. OpenVFR is not endorsed by the European Union.

  • EGM96 geoid (NGA / NASA)

    Converts GPS height above the ellipsoid to altitude above sea level.

    Licence: Public domain

Weather and wind

  • aviationweather.gov (NOAA)

    METAR and TAF, and the aerodrome weather colouring on the map.

    Licence: US government data (public domain)

  • Open-Meteo

    Model wind on the map, winds aloft along the route, forecast wind and the aerodrome weather-station reading.

    Adapted: Interpolated to the route, the planned altitude and the flight time.

    Licence: CC BY 4.0

    Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Live traffic

  • OpenSky Network

    Live ADS-B traffic.

    Licence: OpenSky Network terms of use (non-commercial)

  • Open Glider Network and OGN Devices Database

    Live FLARM and glider traffic. Device owners’ opt-outs (no tracking, no identification) are honoured.

    Licence: Open Database License (ODbL) and the OGN data usage rules

Software

OpenVFR is open source. The map is drawn with MapLibre (BSD-3-Clause). Every open-source package in the apps, with its licence and notice, is on the open-source licences page, and the code is in the source repository.

Missing or wrong credit? Open an issue on GitHub.