Every poster and 3D model is built from the open datasets and services below. Find a source by what it supplies, such as elevation, water or buildings, then read its credit and license terms.
Each download also has its own Data credits, which list the sources recorded for its files. Listing a source does not mean its provider endorses Printed Canyon.
Elevation for terrain models and posters in the United States, and building heights through Overture Maps where that source contributes.
Credit
Source of 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) data: U.S. Geological Survey
License and attribution termsusgs.gov
Elevation for terrain models and posters worldwide where selected, including in the United States; lower-resolution GLO-90 fills missing GLO-30 tiles.
Credit
Notice for the unmodified Copernicus WorldDEM-30 source:
© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Required notice for adapted or modified outputs:
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
The organisations in charge of the Copernicus programme by law or by delegation do not incur any liability for any use of the Copernicus WorldDEM-30
License and attribution termsdataspace.copernicus.eu
Elevation for terrain models and posters worldwide where selected, including in the United States; lower-resolution GLO-90 fills missing GLO-30 tiles.
Credit
Notice for the unmodified Copernicus WorldDEM™-90 source:
© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Required notice for adapted or modified outputs:
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM™-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
The organisations in charge of the Copernicus programme by law or by delegation do not incur any liability for any use of the Copernicus WorldDEM™-90
License and attribution termsdataspace.copernicus.eu
Elevation for terrain models and posters made before approved terrain releases, including historical Ridgeline, Strata and large-area Contours. Their downloads retain these credits.
Credit
License and attribution termsgithub.com
Terrain for historical route films that used Mapterhorn, and for terrain models and posters where selected. Includes Copernicus GLO-30 worldwide and open LiDAR where published. Film manifests and downloads credit their sources.
Credit
© Mapterhorn
Terrain data: various open-data sources, for a full list see https://mapterhorn.com/attribution
License and attribution termsmapterhorn.com
Ocean floor on Ridgeline posters.
Credit
GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group 2026 (2026). The GEBCO_2026 Grid - a continuous terrain model for oceans and land at 15 arc-second intervals. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC. doi:10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa
The GEBCO_2026 Grid, under-ice topography/bathymetry version: under-ice topography and bathymetry for Greenland and Antarctica from IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 6 (Morlighem, M. et al. 2025) and BedMachine Antarctica, Version 3 (Morlighem, M. 2022).
License and attribution termsgebco.net
Lakes, rivers and coastlines on Ridgeline, Strata and Watershed posters, directly or through Overture Maps; buildings, streets, water and parks on City posters, water, trails, roads, buildings and rock in route films, through Overture Maps; and the background maps in the creator.
Credit
© OpenStreetMap contributors. Available under the Open Database License.
License and attribution termsopenstreetmap.org
River networks ranked by size on Watershed posters in the United States, and river widths in route films there.
Credit
Source of National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) data: U.S. Geological Survey
License and attribution termsusgs.gov
River networks ranked by size on Watershed posters in the Americas outside the United States, and river widths in route films there.
Credit
HydroSHEDS v2 (Lehner et al. 2026), CC BY 4.0, https://www.hydrosheds.org. Modified by Printed Canyon: reach IDs prefixed by region, level paths derived, overview simplified.
License and attribution termscreativecommons.org
River networks ranked by size on Watershed posters outside the Americas.
Credit
TDX-Hydro, Copyright (c) 2023 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified by Printed Canyon: reprojected attributes, reach IDs prefixed by region, drainage converted to km2, level paths derived, overview simplified.
ShareAlike: adapted material shared must be licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 or a compatible license.
License and attribution termscreativecommons.org
Water features on Ridgeline, Strata and Watershed posters; buildings, streets, water and parks on City posters; buildings, roads, water and greenery on 3D terrain models with city features; and water, trails, roads, buildings and rock in route films. Overture's data includes OpenStreetMap.
Credit
© OpenStreetMap contributors, Overture Maps Foundation
License and attribution termsdocs.overturemaps.org
Building footprints for City posters, 3D terrain models with city features and route films, through Overture Maps.
Credit
Building footprints © Microsoft. Available under the Open Database License.
License and attribution termsgithub.com
Building footprints for City posters, 3D terrain models with city features and route films, through Overture Maps.
Credit
Esri Community Maps contributors. Available under CC BY 4.0.
License and attribution termsdocs.overturemaps.org
Building footprints for City posters, 3D terrain models with city features and route films, through Overture Maps.
Credit
Google Open Buildings. Available under CC BY 4.0.
License and attribution termssites.research.google
Building footprints for City posters, 3D terrain models with city features and route films, through Overture Maps.
Credit
Qian Shi, et al. A First High-quality Vector Data of Buildings in East Asian Countries Based on a Comprehensive Large-scale Mapping Framework. Zenodo, 22 July 2023, doi:10.5281/zenodo.8174931. Available under CC BY 4.0.
Sourcedoi.org
Building footprints for City posters, 3D terrain models with city features and route films, through Overture Maps.
Credit
Obra derivada de BTN 2024 CC-BY 4.0 ign.es
Building footprints for City posters, 3D terrain models with city features and route films, through Overture Maps.
Credit
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
License and attribution termsopendata.vancouver.ca
Streets for City posters, and roads for 3D terrain models with city features and route films, through Overture Maps.
Credit
Data from TomTom, through Overture Maps. Overture publishes the transportation theme under the Open Database License; its attribution page does not identify separate terms for TomTom content.
License and attribution termsdocs.overturemaps.org
US state and country outlines, and major lakes, oceans and rivers when the water sources above are unavailable.
Credit
Made with Natural Earth.
License and attribution termsnaturalearthdata.com
Trail geometry for the bundled Angels Landing, Bright Angel Trail and Half Dome routes.
Credit
National Park Service
No claim to original U.S. Government works.
Sourcemapservices.nps.gov
Road geometry for the bundled Kona triathlon swim, bike and run course tracks, routed to follow the organiser's published course maps. Artwork inputs, not official course files.
Credit
© OpenStreetMap contributors. Available under the Open Database License.
License and attribution termsopenstreetmap.org
The bundled New York City Marathon course, the independent guide's published 2026 trace bundled unchanged; its Bronx section is traced from OpenStreetMap. Artwork input, not an official course file.
Credit
Course trace by The NYC Marathon Guide (nycmarathonguide.com). No licence published; bundled unchanged with credit.
© OpenStreetMap contributors (Bronx section). Available under the Open Database License.
Sourcenycmarathonguide.com
Hiking route geometry for the bundled Tour du Mont Blanc, Inca Trail, Machame Route, Milford Track and Everest Base Camp tracks. Artwork inputs, not navigation guidance.
Credit
© OpenStreetMap contributors. Available under the Open Database License.
License and attribution termsopenstreetmap.org
Star positions and brightness on Celestial posters.
Credit
Hoffleit D., Warren Jr W.H., 1991, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), Astronomical Data Center, NSSDC/ADC
Sourcecdsarc.cds.unistra.fr
Constellation lines on Celestial posters.
Credit
Constellation lines adapted from d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, based on the IAU constellation charts produced by the IAU in collaboration with Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott and Rick Fienberg), with constellation patterns by Alan MacRobert. The charts are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Copyright (c) 2015, Olaf Frohn
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
License and attribution termsgithub.com
Positions of the Moon and planets on Celestial posters.
Credit
DE421 ephemeris: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sourcessd.jpl.nasa.gov
Ground colour in route films from the fixed 2021 ESA WorldCover Sentinel-2 composite, with approximately 10 m source sampling. Each route records source coverage and credits; missing imagery stays neutral.
Credit
ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
CC BY 4.0
License and attribution termscreativecommons.org
Optional ground colour in route films from retained NAIP assets. Coverage, native sampling and flight dates depend on the selected release; each route records consumed sources and output coverage.
Credit
USDA Farm Service Agency, National Agriculture Imagery Program
Public domain
Sourcenaip-usdaonline.hub.arcgis.com
Land and water features through Overture Maps for 3D terrain models with city features, posters and route films.
Credit
© ESA WorldCover project 2020 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Content is adapted for output rendering; clipping, projection and classification changes are indicated in output provenance.
CC BY 4.0
License and attribution termscreativecommons.org
What grows on the ground in route films: forest, shrubs, grass, bare rock, water, snow and buildings in 10 m cells, which place the trees, meadows and rock. Each film's manifest credits it under its route.
Credit
ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
CC BY 4.0
License and attribution termscreativecommons.org
Optional land-cover updates in route films from the newest qualified annual IO rasters retained in the selected release. Only new water, buildings or bare ground replaces the 2021 baseline; each route records coverage and observation epochs.
Credit
Impact Observatory, Microsoft and Esri
CC BY 4.0
Sourceplanetarycomputer.microsoft.com
Optional tree heights in route films from retained Meta/WRI v1 canopy rasters. Coverage, native sampling and known or unknown observation dates come from the selected release; each route retains source notices.
Credit
Meta and World Resources Institute
CC BY 4.0
Sourceregistry.opendata.aws
Place search in the creator. Search results show these credits, and a chosen place's name and bounds are saved with the poster.
Credit
Powered by Geoapify
© OpenStreetMap contributors
License and attribution termsgeoapify.com
Additional place names returned by Geoapify place search.
Credit
GeoNames
CC BY 4.0
License and attribution termsgeonames.org
Backup place search in the creator, used when Geoapify is unavailable. Search results show these credits, and a chosen place's name and bounds are saved with the poster.
Credit
Photon by komoot
© OpenStreetMap contributors
License and attribution termsopenstreetmap.org
Background maps for choosing and reviewing an area in the creator. Each map shows this credit in its corner.
Credit
© Mapbox
© OpenStreetMap
License and attribution termsmapbox.com