Data Sources & Attribution
Last updated: August 22, 2026
PickADive is built on open data, and the communities behind these sources deserve the credit. This page lists every external data source we use and its license. Forecasts and observations are planning context only — always verify conditions on site.
GBIF — Diveboard: scuba diving citizen-science observations
Marine-life sighting records near dive sites, and the month-by-month sighting patterns on site pages, come from the Diveboard citizen-science dataset published on GBIF (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility), accessed through the GBIF occurrence API.
License: CC0 1.0
iNaturalist
Some species photos come from iNaturalist contributors. Each photo is used under the license its photographer chose; the photographer and license are credited beside every photo, linked to the original observation.
License: Individual CC0, CC BY, and CC BY-SA licenses
Wikimedia Commons
Most species photos come from Wikimedia Commons. Each photo is used under its own license, credited beside the photo and linked to its Commons file page.
License: Individual CC0/public-domain, CC BY, and CC BY-SA licenses
OpenStreetMap
Dive-site locations, coastlines, and map context build on OpenStreetMap data. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
License: ODbL 1.0
Open-Meteo
Wind, wave, and marine forecast data used for planning context on site pages and condition windows.
License: CC BY 4.0
NOAA National Data Buoy Center
Live buoy observations shown alongside forecasts.
License: US Government public data
NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS)
Tide predictions used for entry-timing context.
License: US Government public data
NOAA Office for Coastal Management — Artificial Reefs
Artificial-reef and wreck locations along US coasts, depth-filtered and merged into the dive-site catalog.
License: US Government public data
Wikidata
Named dive-site entities and coordinates used to seed and cross-check catalog entries.
License: CC0 1.0
Photography via Unsplash
The homepage, best-places guide and featured-guide card photographs (self-hosted). Attribution is appreciated, not required, under the Unsplash License.
License: Unsplash License
Open-source software
The dive-computer libraries bundled in the iOS app (libdivecomputer and libdc-swift, LGPL-2.1) have their own page, including the complete corresponding source: pickadive.com/opensource.