Data sources & attribution
Geovantage is built on open data. Several of these licences require attribution as a condition of use, not as a courtesy — this page is how that condition is met.
Mapping and routing
| Source | Used for | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | Amenity and land-use features, base cartography | © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 |
| OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles | Vector basemap tiles | OpenStreetMap data, ODbL 1.0 |
| OpenRouteService | Drive and walk travel times, isochrones | Powered by openrouteservice, on OpenStreetMap data |
| postcodes.io | Postcode geocoding | ONS and Royal Mail open data, OGL v3.0 |
Statistics and boundaries
| Source | Used for | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Office for National Statistics | Census 2021 population, households, tenure, occupation, qualifications, health, ethnicity, economic activity; LSOA and MSOA boundaries; population-weighted centroids; small-area income | Source: ONS, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Ordnance Survey / ONS boundary products | Statistical geography | Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right |
| MHCLG | English Indices of Deprivation (IMD deciles) | OGL v3.0 |
Services and facilities
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| NHS England / NHS Digital | GP practices, registered patient counts |
| Care Quality Commission | Care provider locations and ratings |
| Department for Education | Schools, pupil counts, free school meals |
| Ofsted | Childcare providers and inspection outcomes |
| Sport England | Active Places sports facilities |
| Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace | Green space extent and access |
| NaPTAN / rail industry sources | Public transport access points, station footfall |
Each of the above is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 or a
comparable open licence at the time of collection. The precise terms of a
given release are recorded with the extract in
national_engine/.
Corrections
If an attribution here is wrong, incomplete, or a licence has changed, tell us at [email protected] and it will be corrected.