Data sources and attribution
Every report says where each figure came from and when it was checked. These are the sources and the wording their licences require.
| Source | Used for | Licence and required wording |
|---|---|---|
| City of Ottawa open data (Municipal Address Points, Parks Inventory, cycling network, OC Transpo schedules, Stage 2 stations, neighbourhoods) | Address suggestions, parks and facilities, cycling, transit | Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa v2.0. “Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa.” |
| Government of Ontario (public school contact list; Ontario imagery) | School names, addresses, grades | Open Government Licence – Ontario. “Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.” |
| Statistics Canada datasets | Where used | Open Government Licence – Canada. “Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.” |
| OpenStreetMap | Routing (walking, driving, cycling times); corroboration of places, never copied | ODbL 1.0. “© OpenStreetMap contributors” — openstreetmap.org/copyright |
| OpenFreeMap tiles | The maps in the report | “OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap” |
| School boards: OCDSB, OCSB, CEPEO, CECCE, and the transportation authorities OSTA and CTSO | Designated schools, each checked against two independent sources | Read from each board’s own public locator or boundary map at the time of the report. Designations are the boards’ decisions; confirm with the board. |
| Foursquare Open Source Places | Closure checks for private recreation places | Apache 2.0; the data is filtered and joined (modified). Licence and NOTICE are carried with the data. |
| Overture Maps | Places (recreation, shopping) | CDLA-Permissive 2.0 / ODbL for OSM-derived parts, per Overture’s attribution |
Neither the Government of Ontario nor the City of Ottawa endorses this product; no crest or logo of theirs is used. Google data is never used, on the map or in the address box.