Using Open Data Commons Open Database License 1.0, OSM contributors may own, modify, and share mapping data with the public. There are many digital maps available on the Internet, but most of them have legal or technical restrictions.
Kwa kutumia takwimu huru utumiaji wa takwimu kwa wote kilabli 1.0 (commons Open Database License 1.0), watumiaji wa OSM, wanamiliki, kuboresha na kuchangia taarifa za ramani na Umma. Kuna ramani zilizo katika hali ya kidigitali kwenye mtandao, lakini nyinginezo nyingi zina kinga za kisheria au za kiufundi.