Data sources
Pelican brings together contributions from drivers, open-data communities and public agencies. Explore the sources below, or find credits for the data you see in the app under Settings, About, Map data.
- OpenStreetMap
- The map data that powers Pelican Navigation. Also provides camera, sign, traffic signal and gantry locations.
- Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Apple Maps
- MapKit Navigation routing, search, Look Around, and the base map when Apple routing is selected.
- Apple Maps.
- Apple Weather
- Weather at your destination and along your trips.
- Weather data provided by Apple Weather.
- State and provincial 511 systems and transportation departments
- Closures, roadwork, incidents, message signs and traffic cameras. Each report in the app shows its provider and license.
- Includes data powered by 511NY under the NYSDOT Developer Access Agreement, and by 511 SF Bay.
- Municipal open-data feeds
- Road closures and alerts from city and county road crews, published under open government licenses in Canada, the UK, EU member states and US cities.
- Each report credits the feed that produced it.
- NIFC, Natural Resources Canada and NASA FIRMS
- Wildfire perimeters and satellite fire detections.
- National Interagency Fire Center; Canadian Wildland Fire Information System; NASA FIRMS.
- The OBDb
- An open, community-maintained database that helps Pelican read data from your make and model.
- OBD parameter data adapted from the OBDb by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- MapRoulette
- The task service where OpenStreetMap mappers resolve reviewed map suggestions.
- MapRoulette.
- ohsome
- The history of OpenStreetMap edits behind the chart of mapped license plate readers over time.
- ohsome API by HeiGIT.
The app lists its open-source software under Settings, About, Open source licenses.