Built on open data.

Here is exactly where it comes from. Every course on Birdied starts life as a record in OpenStreetMap — the open map of the world, built by hundreds of thousands of volunteers. We add detail on top, and we tell you which is which.

Open data is a commitment, not a shortcut. It means our corrections flow back to a commons that anyone can use, and it means we can show you our sources instead of asking you to take our word for it.

Where each piece comes from

OpenStreetMap

Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0

Course base records — name, location, hole count, par and course type. Ingested from the Overpass API and refreshed as OpenStreetMap changes.

OpenStreetMap licence and terms

Google Places

Google Maps Platform Terms of Service

Gap-filling detail only — a course website, a photo, a city name or a course type, and only where OpenStreetMap left that field empty. It never overwrites a value OpenStreetMap or a member already supplied.

Google Places licence and terms

OpenFreeMap

Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0

The vector map tiles behind the Atlas. The tiles are rendered from OpenStreetMap data, so the same ODbL credit applies to the map itself.

OpenFreeMap licence and terms

Natural Earth

Public domain

Country and region boundaries — the polygons behind the Atlas borders and the country and region index pages.

Natural Earth licence and terms

Open-Meteo

CC BY 4.0

Current playing conditions shown on a course page.

Open-Meteo licence and terms

What is ours, and what is not

Ratings, reviews, rounds and wishlists are written by Birdied members. They are ours and our members’, not OpenStreetMap’s, and are not redistributed under the ODbL.

Something wrong? Fix it

A wrong hole count or a course in the wrong place is usually wrong at the source, and fixing it there fixes it for everyone — not just for Birdied.

  1. Edit it on OpenStreetMap Course names, locations, hole counts and par live in OpenStreetMap. Anyone can correct them, and the change reaches Birdied on our next ingest.
  2. Suggest an edit in the app Signed in, every course page takes a correction directly. We review each one, and approved edits are marked as member-sourced.
  3. Tell us about a missing course If a course is not in OpenStreetMap at all, send it through the in-app feedback form and we will get it added.

Attribution

Course data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Birdied is not endorsed by or affiliated with the OpenStreetMap Foundation.

OpenStreetMap copyright and licence