Data licences

MoverDash’s trip cost calculator runs on open data. Here is every source, its licence, and how we make the files derived from OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap data (ODbL)

The trip calculator’s road network, route lines and gas stations come from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. The files below are derived from it and are available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the Database Contents License.

Road network: graph.bin (also graph.bin.gz): junctions with their coordinates and the road pieces between them (length, speed, road class, toll and ferry flags).
Route lines: assets/trip/shapes/{latitude}_{longitude}.json, one file per 1° tile.
Gas stations and fast-charging sites: pois.json (charging sites also include the sources listed below).

How the files are made

Source: the Geofabrik extract of OpenStreetMap for Canada, downloaded October 15, 2026.
Roads kept: highway = motorway, trunk, primary, secondary and their links; route = ferry; and the service roads that lead to a ferry berth. Roads tagged access = no or private are left out.
Speed: the road’s maxspeed tag, or a default by road class; ferries use their duration tag.
Network: a junction is any point shared by two roads or a road end. Points with no choice are merged, and route lines are simplified to about 25 m. Ferry ends and one-way road ends are linked to the nearest road (within 6 km and 400 m).
Stations: amenity = fuel, and amenity = charging_station with a fast-charging socket.

We’ll send the scripts that make these files to anyone who asks: support@moverdash.ca.

Other sources

Place names and postal areas (first three characters): GeoNames, CC BY 4.0, modified.
Vehicle fuel and energy ratings: Natural Resources Canada, Fuel Consumption Ratings. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Fuel prices: adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0001-01, Monthly average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by geography. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Ontario weekly prices: Fuels price survey information. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Québec chargers and prices: Circuit électrique, “Liste des bornes de recharge”, Données Québec, CC BY 4.0, modified.
Other chargers: U.S. Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center (National Laboratory of the Rockies).
Home electricity rates: Hydro-Québec, Comparison of Electricity Prices in Major North American Cities 2025 (rates at April 1, 2025).
Moving-truck fuel use: fuel economy published by the rental company (U-Haul); trademarks belong to their owners.

No data provider endorses MoverDash. Last updated 15 Oct 2026.