Key:attribution
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The data source of the information used to tag and/or place this element (often considered deprecated) 
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that this comes from some other kind of data source |
| Status: deprecated |
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Similar pages for structural reference: Key:religion, Key:waterway.
Similar pages for structural reference: Key:religion, Key:waterway.
This key was mostly used for bulk imports, but also when you base your edits on a data set.
Source information on object level is often considered deprecated. Please consider attributing and naming the source meta information on the changeset instead. and/or contributors wiki page instead.
Note that any user of OSM data may filter OSM data in any way imaginable, including in a way that (intentionally or unintentionally) removes attribution tags. The only legally required publicly visible attribution is [1]. Therefore, no tag is an acceptable place for legally required attribution!
Examples
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See also
- source=* preferred tag for the list of sources used for an edit
- Annotations — Overview: Providing further information about tag values for other mappers and in some cases also for users
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