[1] The original authors of the map dataset are Tom Patterson and Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso, but Natural Earth has expanded to be a collaboration of many volunteers and is supported by the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS).
The dataset includes the fictitious 1-meter-square Null Island at 0°N 0°E / 0°N 0°E / 0; 0 for error-checking purposes.
[3] All versions of Natural Earth raster and vector map data on the Natural Earth website are in the public domain.
Anyone may use the maps in any manner, including modifying the content and design.
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