Data sources & licences.
Where the place data and maps in Aevum come from, and the licences that apply.
Place data. Some basic place information in Aevum (such as names, addresses, coordinates, categories and contact links) comes from the Foursquare OS Places dataset, © Foursquare Labs, Inc., licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Modified by Aevum. Aevum has changed this data: we select places, correct and update details, translate or transliterate names, merge duplicates, remove places that have closed, and add information from venues and from our own research (for example opening hours, photos, accessibility notes and stories). Information we have changed or added is not provided or endorsed by Foursquare.
Other sources. Opening hours, photos, menus and halal certificates come from venues or from Aevum’s own work, not from Foursquare. Maps are provided by TomTom (see “Maps” below). Stories are written by Aevum, with the help of AI, using public sources listed on each story.
Foursquare is a trademark of Foursquare Labs, Inc. Aevum is not affiliated with or endorsed by Foursquare.
Maps
Maps in Aevum are provided by TomTom. The TomTom logo and map copyright notice shown on each map are part of the map service and must remain visible.
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© OpenStreetMap contributors. This data is licensed under the terms of the Open Database License (ODbL) available at https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/. More information: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
Other credits
- Photos from Wikimedia Commons: credited on each photo.
Photo credits
Photos in our blog articles come from Wikimedia Commons. Each one is listed below with its author, licence and source page, and is also credited under the photo.
InBlog
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
InPlaces in Ipoh
- Photo: C411978, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: RachelF2SEA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InConcubine Lane (Lorong Panglima): the story behind the name
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Wanderer765, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
InHan Chin Pet Soo: the story of a Hakka miners' club
- Photo: World of Travolution, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Chriscwy5435, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Chriscwy5435, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Chriscwy5435, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InHow tin made Ipoh
- Photo: Kleingrothe, C.J. (Kleingrothe, Carl Josef, 1864-1925) / Medan, Public domain (PD-old-70), via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
InThe story of Ipoh Railway Station
- Photo: FBilula, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Fairuskhafiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: FBilula, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InIpoh street art, explained: who painted the Old Town murals?
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InIpoh white coffee, explained
- Photo: CK Tan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: CNEcija12345, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: KtMystic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InKellie's Castle: the story of an unfinished mansion
- Photo: Bio syahmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Mszf 92, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Mszf 92, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Nsaadah, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InTop 10 Ipoh dishes and the stories behind them
- Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: RachelF2SEA from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Stefan Fussan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Franchin, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: ProjectManhattan, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: AyyanD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Aravind Sivaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InTop 5 cave temples of Ipoh
- Photo: Bruce Poon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Weareblahs, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Steven Tung, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Marufish from Alor Setar, Malaysia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InWhat is a kopitiam?
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Michael, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Matumona612, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InWhat makes Ipoh's cultural scene worth knowing
- Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: FBilula, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: hams Nocete, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Michael, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
InWho are the Peranakan? Baba-Nyonya and Chitty heritage, explained
- Photo: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
InWhy is Ipoh so famous for food?
- Photo: Slleong, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Kleingrothe, C.J. (Kleingrothe, Carl Josef, 1864-1925) / Medan, Public domain (PD-old-70), via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: brown_colour, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Michael, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: CK Tan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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