OpenStreetMap
online collaborative project creating a world geographic database
OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people from the entire world.
Type of site | Collaborative mapping |
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Available in | UI: 93 languages[1] Map data: native language of respective settlement |
Owner | OpenStreetMap Community. Project support by OpenStreetMap Foundation[2] |
Created by | Steve Coast (User page in OSM) |
URL | openstreetmap.org |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Required for contributors, not required for viewing |
Users | 5,340,790[3] |
Launched | 9 August 2004[4] |
Current status | Active (click to see in detail) |
Content license | ODbL |
People make the maps using data from a GPS device and pictures from airplaces. Map vector information can be downloaded under the Open Database License,[5] and the map pictures can be downloaded under the Creative Commons Share-Alike license.
OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
Sources
change- ↑ "OpenStreetMap.org Github".
- ↑ "FAQ". OpenStreetMap Wiki. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap stats report". OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap Wiki - History of OpenStreetMap".
- ↑ RWeait (12 September 2012). "OpenStreetMap data license is ODbL v1.0". OSM Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
Other websites
changeMedia related to OpenStreetMap at Wikimedia Commons
- Openstreetmap.org, the official website for OpenStreetMap.