Data attribution

Find out about the data sources used in LINZ Basemaps APIs and how to attribute them in your web map.

Attribution requirements

LINZ Basemaps use the latest data and are licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons 4.0 International licence. Each Basemap product is made up of a variety of LINZ and other open data sources.

Your product must always visibly show attribution and link to the LINZ copyright statement and the Basemap's custom attribution text.

Find out how to use LINZ Basemap APIs for code examples of how to include attribution in your app.

How to use LINZ Basemap APIs

LINZ Basemaps data sources

Aerial Imagery Basemap contributors

The LINZ Aerial Imagery Basemap contains data from the following sources:

• Aerial imagery from LINZ Aerial Imagery Coordination Programme.
  Attributing elevation or aerial imagery data
• Satellite imagery from © DigitalGlobe, Inc and modified Copernicus Sentinel data, licensed by Sinergise Ltd.
  LINZ Data Service - Chatham Islands 0.5m Satellite Imagery (2014-2019)
• Bathymetric data from © GEBCO Compilation Group (2020) GEBCO 2020 Grid (doi:10.5285/a29c5465-b138-234d-e053-6c86abc040b9)
  GEBCO - Download global coverage grids