[GH-ISSUE #333] Dataset not in public domain #10000

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opened 2026-06-16 10:16:15 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @CharlesGaydon on GitHub (Nov 10, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/awesomedata/awesome-public-datasets/issues/333

Hi ! Thanks for this list.
It seems to me that the dataset "Marine Traffic - ship tracks, port calls and more" (category Transportation) is not in the public domain. Instead, the use of the API requires you to buy some "Credits" ; it is quite expensive...

Originally created by @CharlesGaydon on GitHub (Nov 10, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/awesomedata/awesome-public-datasets/issues/333 Hi ! Thanks for this list. It seems to me that the dataset "[Marine Traffic - ship tracks, port calls and more](http://www.marinetraffic.com/de/ais-api-services)" (category Transportation) is not in the public domain. Instead, the use of the API requires you to buy some "Credits" ; it is quite expensive...
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@tfmorris commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2017):

I agree. It was added by @redaktor almost 3 years ago. I'm not sure if it was ever free, but it definitely isn't now. Also, it's an API, not a dataset.

<!-- gh-comment-id:343603564 --> @tfmorris commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2017): I agree. It was added by @redaktor almost 3 years ago. I'm not sure if it was ever free, but it definitely isn't now. Also, it's an API, not a dataset.
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Reference: github-starred/awesome-public-datasets#10000