Data sources / attribution
Official/open address data
The first StreetKit version is based on official/open New Zealand physical address data from LINZ NZ Addresses layer 123113.
Source model
StreetKit transforms source address records into search-ready suggestions and selected-address details. Dataset version and source metadata should be visible so developers can understand changes.
LINZ is a source dataset for StreetKit. StreetKit does not query LINZ while users type addresses into a form.
StreetKit is a physical address autocomplete/index product. It is not the official source of addresses, not NZ Post delivery certified, and not a postal or courier delivery authority.
LINZ attribution
Address data contains data sourced from the
LINZ Data Service
and is licensed for reuse under CC BY 4.0. StreetKit v1 uses
LINZ NZ Addresses layer 123113 for physical
address autocomplete.
- Provider: LINZ.
- Dataset: NZ Addresses.
- Layer:
123113. - Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- LINZ NZ Addresses data dictionary.
Drive Zones routing attribution
Drive Zones output is based on OpenStreetMap road data only when a Drive Zones dataset has been prepared for a configured workflow. Routing data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- OpenStreetMap copyright and licence notes.
- OSM Foundation licence FAQ.
- Commercial distribution of OSM-derived Drive Zones datasets requires an ODbL/share-alike review.
- StreetKit does not claim endorsement by OpenStreetMap, LINZ, NZ Post, or any courier.
Address data metadata
StreetKit v1 metadata exposes the source provider, dataset, layer, source URL, data dictionary URL, source export time when known, StreetKit data version, licence, attribution, limitations, and access mode.
source.exportedAt describes the LINZ source snapshot
used for StreetKit address data. source.builtAt
describes when StreetKit prepared that data. Neither field is a
delivery-certification date.
Public metadata uses access.mode = "public" and
siteRequired = false. Registered metadata uses
access.mode = "registered", a browser-visible
siteId. The siteId is a public traffic
label, not a secret or authentication credential.
Data limitations
- Official/open physical address data is not the same as delivery-point data.
- A source address may not be accepted by every postal or courier network.
- Some fields, such as postcodes or coordinates, may be absent or incomplete.
- Postcodes are source detail values when present, not a delivery-certification signal.
- Coordinates are source address point coordinates, not proof of an entrance, delivery point, routing point, or property boundary.
- StreetKit v1 does not provide DPID, delivered-only filtering, postal validation, PO Box, Private Bag, Counter Delivery, RD/mailtown, courier deliverability, or delivery guarantees.
- Dataset changes should be expected as source data is updated.