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Map Data & Attributions
Last updated 27 September 2026
Lincoln Navigation is built on the work of many open-data projects, map providers and open-source developers. We credit them here, as their licences require, and with thanks.
OpenStreetMap
Most map data is © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Spot something wrong or missing in Ghana? You can fix it for everyone at openstreetmap.org/fixthemap.
Data, imagery and services
| Source | Used for | Licence / terms |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap contributors | Roads, buildings, places and addresses | Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 |
| OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles | Vector base map tiles and style | Tiles © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors |
| Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics | Satellite imagery | Esri terms of use |
| OpenTopoMap | Topographic map style | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Mapzen / AWS Terrain Tiles | Elevation and 3D terrain | Various public sources, incl. SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1 |
| Mapillary | Street-level photos | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Nominatim | Address search | Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL |
| Overpass API | Nearby places | Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL |
| Google Maps Platform | Place search, ratings and hours (when enabled) | Google Maps Platform terms |
| Mapbox | Search and geocoding (when enabled) | © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap |
| Foursquare | Place data (when enabled) | Foursquare terms |
| openrouteservice by HeiGIT | Routing and route-around-hazard | © openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors |
| Accra Mobile 3 trotro lines (OpenStreetMap Ghana) | Trotro lines and stops for Accra (beta) | ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors |
| OSRM | Routing | BSD-2-Clause, data © OpenStreetMap contributors |
| GraphHopper | Routing (when enabled) | GraphHopper terms |
| Open-Meteo | Weather and forecasts | CC BY 4.0 |
| OpenWeather | Weather (when enabled) | CC BY-SA 4.0 (data), OpenWeather terms |
| GDACS | Regional disaster and flood alerts | © European Union / United Nations, GDACS terms |
| Wikipedia | Place descriptions | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
The map itself also shows the credits for whatever layer is on screen (tap the ⓘ icon in the corner of the map).
Destination photos
The photos of Ghana's attractions on our Features page (several of which also appear on the home page) come from Wikimedia Commons.
- Kakum National Park: Chiappinik (it.wikipedia), CC BY 2.5 IT
- Cape Coast Castle: Rjruiziii, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Elmina Castle: Damien Halleux Radermecker, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wli Waterfalls: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0
- Mole National Park: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0
- Larabanga Mosque: Sathyan Velumani, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Boti Falls: magwanwagwan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paga Crocodile Pond: Dieu-Donné Gameli, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nzulezo Stilt Village: Chiappinik (it.wikipedia), CC BY 2.5 IT
- Akosombo Dam: SandisterTei, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aburi Botanical Gardens: Lionel Scheepmans, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Labadi Beach: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0
- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park: Erik B. Anderson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Black Star Square: Rjruiziii, CC BY-SA 3.0
Open-source software
- MapLibre GL JS: BSD-3-Clause
- mapillary-js: MIT
- Next.js: MIT
- React: MIT
- Radix UI: MIT
- Tailwind CSS: MIT
- Lucide icons: ISC
- Recharts: MIT
- Supabase JS: MIT
- Geist fonts: SIL Open Font License 1.1
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