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Data sources & licenses
Where every number comes from, how often it refreshes and the license it's under.
Every data point on FishingScope comes from a named source. We show the source and the date we checked it on each page.
| Source | What we use | License | Refresh |
|---|---|---|---|
| USGS Water Data API | River flow, water temperature | Public domain | 15 min |
| NOAA CO-OPS | Tides, coastal water temperature | Public domain | 6 min |
| NWS api.weather.gov | Forecast, pressure, wind | Public domain | Hourly |
| Recreation.gov RIDB | Federal campgrounds & launches | Access agreement (attribution) | Daily |
| State fish & wildlife agencies (16) | Stocking, surveys, access, regulations | Varies · facts cited | Weekly–annual |
| USGS NHD / GNIS | Water geometry & names | Public domain | Frozen / bi-monthly |
| OpenStreetMap | Piers, shops, gap-fill | ODbL © OpenStreetMap contributors | Monthly |
| Open-Meteo (paid plan) | Canada & UK weather | CC BY 4.0 | Hourly |
What we don't use
We do not republish FishBase data (non-commercial license), we do not store Google Maps/Places content, and we never publish more precise stocking dates than an agency does.
Attribution
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Some content uses Environment Agency data (OGL) in UK pages.