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OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project that collects and distributes data for maps, navigation and other applications. Learn about its history, data structure, licensing, features and applications from the online encyclopedia.
Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is the use of tools to create and share geographic data by individuals. Learn about the examples, benefits, challenges and criticism of VGI in urban planning and mapping.
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:-
Web Mercator is a variant of the Mercator map projection used for Web mapping applications. It uses WGS 84 ellipsoidal coordinates, but projects them as if they were spherical, causing slight distortion at local scales.
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.
ODbL is a copyleft license for databases that allows users to share, modify, and use data freely while maintaining the same freedom for others. It is published by Open Data Commons and used by projects such as OpenStreetMap, OpenCorporates, and Open Food Facts.
In both cases a static map image can be added to an article, for anywhere in the world, pulling in the map from OpenStreetMap data. The differences are in what they can and can't add to the base map. Maplink, in both its framed and fullscreen versions, can add points (numbered or icon-style pointy dots), and various, lines and areas generally ...
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.