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OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, open geographic database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveys , trace from aerial photo imagery or satellite imagery , and also import from other freely licensed geodata sources.
This template provides a standardised colour/Color pallete for use with OSM Location Maps. The following color descriptors (not following any particular external precedent) can be used within OSM maps to provide a consistent and sympathetic color scheme for text labels and shape colors, using pastel shades that fit well alongside the existing map colors:-
OsmAnd (/ ˈoʊsəmænd /; [3] OpenStreetMap Automated Navigation Directions) is a map and navigation app for Android and iOS. [4] It uses the OpenStreetMap (OSM) map database for its primary displays, but is an independent app not endorsed by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. It is available in both free and paid versions; the latter unlocks the ...
Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is the harnessing of tools to create, assemble, and disseminate geographic data provided voluntarily by individuals. [1] [2] VGI is a special case of the larger phenomenon known as user-generated content, [3] and allows people to have a more active role in activities such as urban planning and mapping.
The OpenStreetMap Foundation (abbreviated OSMF) is a non-profit foundation whose aim is to support and enable the development of freely-reusable geospatial data.Founded in 2006, it is closely connected with the OpenStreetMap project, although its constitution does not prevent it supporting other projects.
Go to the OSM Relation Analyzer. Type in the item name and click 'Search'. Click the relevant relation ID (generally several digits long), then click 'Browse' to see it on the OpenStreetMap website. If you found the data on OSM, continue on to Part 3. If you did not find it, continue to Part 2 first to create the shape on OpenStreetMap.
Mapnik. Mapnik is an open-source mapping toolkit for desktop and server based map rendering, written in C++. Artem Pavlenko, the original developer of Mapnik, set out with the explicit goal of creating beautiful maps [2] by employing the sub-pixel anti-aliasing of the Anti-Grain Geometry (AGG) library. Mapnik now also has a Cairo rendering backend.
Wikipedia, and all of the Wikimedia projects, support an interwiki linking syntax, for abbreviated linking to the OpenStreetMap wiki. This means you can use a linking syntax such as [[OpenStreetMap:Main Page]] to yield a link: OpenStreetMap:Main Page. This makes it easier to directly link to the OpenStreetMap wiki without having to use the full ...