daniele-liprandi/EvoNEST-backbone

Nominatim API usage without attribution

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#38 opened on Nov 26, 2025

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Description

Description

The app uses OpenStreetMap's Nominatim API without rate limiting or attribution, which violates their usage policy.

Files affected

  • src/app/api/geocoding/route.js
  • src/app/api/reversegeo/route.js

Recommended fix

  1. Add User-Agent header as required
  2. Implement rate limiting
  3. Add attribution to UI

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Research direction
Add User Agent header to Nominatim API requests, implement rate limiting (e.g., using p limit or similar), and add an attribution message to the UI (e.g., 'Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors').
Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
Chore
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
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Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitNode.js
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85