# GeoTools license notice

The files in this library are part of GeoTools, an open source Java GIS 
toolkit. See [geotools.org](https://geotools.org/) for details on the project.

GeoTools files are covered by the copyright of the Open Source Geospatial
Foundation (OSGeo) and others as documented in the file headers. See [about osgeo page](https://www.osgeo.org/about/) for details on the foundation.

GeoTools source code is licensed to all under the terms of the GNU Lesser
General Public  License (LGPL), version 2 or later. The directory containing
this notice contains a copy of the LGPL, as a file named [LGPL](LGPL.md).

The standard header for the project is as follows:

> This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or <br/>
> modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public <br/>
> License as published by the Free Software Foundation; <br/>
> version 2.1 of the License. <br/>
> <br/>
> This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, <br/>
> but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of <br/>
> MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the <br/>
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt">GNU Lesser General
Public License</a> for more details.

Any files or portions of files are available under a different license are
documented in their file header. A copy of any license which is not designed
to be included directly in the file header is included along side this notice.
Look for files with names such as [EPSG](EPSG.md) and [OGC](OGC.md).

* [Bitstream Vera Fonts Copyright](Bitstream-Vera-Fonts.md)
* [Apache-Style Software License for ColorBrewer Color Schemes](COLORBREWER.md)
* [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](CreativeCommonsByAttribution.md)
* [EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset Terms of Use](EPSG.md)
* [GeoTools license notice](GeoTools.md)
* [HSQL license](HSQL.md)
* [GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE](LGPL.md)
* [netCDF-Java License](netCDF.md)
* [OGC Notice](OGC.md)
* [PostgreSQL JDBC driver license](PostgreSQL.md)
* [W3C Software and Document Notice and License](W3C.md)

The GeoTools project maintains an Apache Style contributor-license-agreement, see [OSGeo License Page](https://www.osgeo.org/about/licenses/), for all contributions made to the library. Open source projects unable to meet the restrictions of the LGPL license may contact the GeoTools Project Management for assistance.